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THE YEAR BOOK f 

OF THE 

Democratic Party 


“America First,”—Woodrow Wilson 


CONNECTICUT 

Nineteen Hundred Sixteen 







1 


IMPORTANT 


Section three of Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1911 among 
other things provides : 

1. That all nominations must be made at least THREE 
WEEKS prior to the date of election. 

2. That the secretary of such convention shall prepare 
an accurate list of the candidates nominated, which list 
SHALL be certified, by the chairman of the convention 
and the same must be sent to the Secretary of the State, 
Capitol Building, at Hartford, by the chairman or secre¬ 
tary of the convention or caucus, not less than EIGHTEEN 
DAYS prior to election day. . 

3. That in cases where candidates are nominated for 
town, city, or borough offices, or justices of the peace, the 
secretary of such caucus, after having the same certified 
by the chairman, shall deliver this list of nominations to 
the town, city or borough clerk. Your particular attention 
is directed to this. Therefore, every Congressional, Sena¬ 
torial, Probate, and Representative Convention must be 
held not later than Tuesday, October 17, 1916. 

The list of these nominations must be received by the 
Secretary of State not later than Friday. October 20th, 1916. 

Nominations for Judge of Probate must be made in 
every Probate District. 

The Secretary of the several Conventions before men¬ 
tioned, is directed to also forward the full name and ad¬ 
dress of each nominee to Patrick B. O’Sullivan, New 
.Ha^en, immediately after the adjournment of each 
£$fivention. 

The Democratic State Central Committee. 

PATRICK B. O’SULLIVAN, Secretary. 


New Haven, September, 1916. 



VO 





THE YEAR BOOK 


OF THE 


Democratic Party 


“If to uphold, in the time of war, the stand¬ 
ards of peace is vacillation; if amid a troubled i 
and perplexed and distraught world, to pick up 
and restore the broken fragments of interna¬ 
tional law, is to play a shameful part in his¬ 
tory; if, when all the world is aflame with war, 
to keep a hundred million people free from its 


devastating scourge, is a policy of ineptitude, 
then God prosper it and teach it to the mon- 


archs of the old world.”—Hon. Homer S. Cum¬ 
mings to the Democratic State Convention. 


\ 


CONNECTICUT 

Nineteen Hundred Sixteen 














,C?5T 



“I Should Worry.” 











































—3— 


DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS, 1916 

For President of the United States 
WOODROW WILSON 

For Vice-President of the United States 
THOMAS R. MARSHALL 

For United States Senator 
HOMER S. CUMMINGS 

For Governor 
MORRIS B. BEARDSLEY 

For Lieutenant Governor 
FRANCIS P. GUILFOILE 

For Secretary of State 
FREDERICK E. DUFFY 

For Treasurer 
GEORGE ULRICH 


For Comptroller 
ALTON T. MINER 


—4— 


TO REGISTRARS. 

Lists “To be made” close Monday, October 16, 1916, at 
five o’clock, P. M. 

Registrars deposit the first list of electors, and the first 
“To be made” list in Town Clerk’s office on October 18, (P. A. 
1913, ch. 16). 

The time for revising and correcting the first list of elec¬ 
tors by Registrars closes Monday, October 30. 

The Registrars deposit their revised and corrected lists 
of electors in the Town Clerk’s office, Wednesday, Novem¬ 
ber 1. (Sec. 1612.) 

The first meeting of the Selectmen and Town Clerk to 
admit electors will be held on Friday, October 20, 1916, 
from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. in towns having a population of 
5,000 or over; and from 9 A. M. until 5 P. M. in all other 
towns. 

This meeting may be adjourned until Friday, October 27, 
1916, when it will be in session in all towns from 9 A. M. 
until 8 P. M. 

They shall also hold a meeting on Monday, Nov. 6th, 
1916, from 9 A. M. until 5 P. M. to admit ONLY those 
whose qualifications mature after October 27, 1916, and 
down to election day. 

State election day is Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 1916. Electors vote 
for Presidential Electors, Senator in Congress, Represen¬ 
tative in Congress, State Officers, Senator, Representa¬ 
tives, Judge of Probate and Justices of the Peace. 


ROOSEVELT PRAISES DEMOCRATS. 

“Our strongest party antagonists have accepted and en¬ 
acted into law, or embodied in their party platforms very 
many of our most important priciples.”—Theodore Roose¬ 
velt’s letter to the Progressive National Committee, June 
22,, 1916. 

Consequently as the Democratic party has been the only 
party in power since 1912, Col. Roosevelt therefore gives 
credit to the Democrats for having written the Progressive 
measures into the law of the land. 



Election Statistics 


VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 

HARTFORD COUNTY. 


TOWNS 

Wilson, 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republican 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibition 

Reimer, 

Soc. Labor 

Roosevelt, 

Progressive 

Avon . 

. . . . 92 

70 

7 

1 


72 

Berlin . 

. . . . 191 

294 

27 

5 

4 

100 

Bloomfield . 

.... 193 

154 

3 

4 

2 

32 

Bristol . 

.... 776 

936 

275 

31 

25 

409 

Burlington . 

.... 87 

78 

1 

4 


18 

Canton. 

... . 324 

294 

3 

5 

i 

81 

East Granby. 

.... SO 

99 


, . 


29 

East Hartford . 

.... 705 

592 

72 

9 

ii 

188 

East Windsor . 

.... 184 

356 

51 

4 

2 

55 

Enfield. 


746 

10 

27 

1 

118 

Farmington . 

.... 318 

244 

25 

6 

1 

102 

Glastonbury . 

. . . . 378 

331 

5 

6 

1 

115 

Granby . 

.... 93 

165 


10 


37 

Hartford . 

_ 7,481 

6,396 

849 

130 

128 

2,467 

Hartland. 

.... 38 

49 

1 



12 

Manchester . 

.... 573 

S23 

217 

53 

23 

579 

Marlborough . 

.... 35 

30 




2 

New Britain . 

_ 2,220 

2,381 

293 

79 

45 

1,478 

Newington . 

. . . . 90 

84 

14 

1 


7 6 

Plainville . 

. . . . 191 

275 

34 

6 

i 

125 

Rocky Hill . 

. . . . 96 

108 

12 

2 

. . 

30 

Simsbury . 

. . . . 204 

240 

1 

10 


39 

Southington . 

. . . . 399 

416 

95 

11 

ii 

209 

South Windsor. 

. . . . 135 

169 

5 

7 


35 

Suflield . 

. ... 193 

400 

5 

5 

i 

80 

West Hartford . 

_ 281 

432 

23 

19 

6 

194 

Wethersfield . 

. . . . 170 

223 

13 

6 

l 

61 

Windsor . 

. . . . 354 

342 

27 

15 

l 

86 

Windsor Locks. 

. . . . 314 

234 

15 

3 

4 

34 

Totals . 

_ 16,756 16,961 

2,083 

459 

269 

6.863 









































— 6 — 


VOTE FOE PRESIDENT, 1912. 

NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 



TOWNS 

Wilson. 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republican 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibition 

5-. 

o 

o 

0$ 

!§ 

S" 

Roosevelt. 

Progressive 


Anson ia. 

. . . . 956 

1,022 

127 

19 

7 

406 


Beacon Falls. 

.... 35 

79 

19 

2 

1 

22 


Bethany . 

. . . . 50 

32 

2 

1 

* 

12 


Branford . 

. . . . 420 

392 

99 

13 

2 

174 


Cheshire . 

. . . . 141 

148 

4 

6 


91 


Derby . 

. . . . 726 

4 85 

97 

8 

10 

165 


East Haven . 

.... 88 

183 

16 

4 

1 

67 


Guilford . 

. . . . 255 

198 

12 

34 

3 

108 


Hamden . 

. . . . 287 

310 

44 

7 

5 

247 


Madison . 

. . . . 94 

164 

4 

8 


46 


Meriden . 


2.170 

533 

85 

63 

1,333 


Middlebury . 

.... 37 

76 

6 

4 


S 


Milford . 

. . . . 453 

444 

21 

11 

io 

237 


Naugatuck . 

.... 702 

381 

456 

11 

44 

274 


New Haven . 

. . . . 8,946 

7,291 

1,696 

209 

233 

3,252 


North Branford . . . . 

. . . . 61 

91 

3 


1 

8 


North Haven. 

. . . 107 

208 

13 

4 

2 

59 


Orange . 

. . . . 697 

712 

137 

25 

19 

586 


Oxford. 

.... 92 

95 

1 



21 


Prospect . 

_ 11 

51 

3 

o 

O 

, . 

12 


Seymour . 

. . . . 302 

416 

24 

6 

3 

121 


Southbury . 

. . . . 107 

118 

1 

3 


27 


Wallingford . 

.... 814 

750 

101 

16 

12 

332 


Waterbury . 

. . . . 4,440 

3,261 

787 

99 

113 

1,675 


Wolcott. 

.... 18 

38 

2 



11 


Woodbridge . 

. . . . 40 

73 

2 

3 

i 

19 


Totals . 

_ 22,364 19.188 

4,210 

581 

530 

9,313 








































— 7 


VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 

NEW LONDON COUNTY. 


TOWNS 

Wilson. 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republican 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibition 

o 

D 

S d 

o 

Roosevelt, 

Progressive 

Bozrah . 


51 

1 

2 


13 

Colchester .. 

.... 131 

186 

1 

4 


34 

East Lyme . 

.... 185 

164 


14 

i 

44 

Franklin . 

.... 28 

52 


1 


25 

Griswold. 

. . . . 251 

204 

4 

3 

3 

132 

Groton. 

. . . . 571 

371 

44 

27 

10 

203 

Lebanon . 

... 52 

108 


24 


48 

Ledyard . 

... 90 

71 

3 

1 


26 

Lisbon. 


35 

10 

n 

O 

i 

30 

Lyme. 

,... 72 

57 

2 

4 


21 

Montville . 

225 

200 

3 

1 

4 

41 

New London . 

. . . 1.671 

1,050 

71 

42 

15 

693 

North Stonington .. . . 

145 

96 


2 


21 

Norwich . 

_ 1,910 

1,649 

114 

54 

23 

704 

Old Lyme. 

. . . . 144 

81 

3 

1 


33 

Preston . 

.. . . 104 

100 

2 

4 


40 

Salem . 

... 24 

34 

1 



20 

Sprague . 

_ 159 

100 

19 

6 

4 

60 

Stonington . 

. . . . 645 

714 

124 

28 

39 

242 

Voluntown . 

.... 70 

84 

2 


. . 

6 

Waterford . 

.. . . 274 

136 

12 

7 

3 

109 

Totals . 

_ 6,942 

5,443 

416 

228 

103 

2,545 


REPUBLICAN PATRIOTISM. 

“The American flag is the laughing stock of civilized 
nations.”—Governor Marcus Holcomb, at a dinner in I 
honor of the Bridgeport political boss, when relations 
between America and Germany were in a critical state. 

“Foreign goods are more to be feared than foreign 
bullets.”—Senator George P. McLean to the Republican 
convention, in a speech which might be entitled, “Rally 
’Round the Belly, Boys.” 








































VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 


FAIRFIELD COUNTY. 


TOWNS 

Wilson, 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republican 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibition 

Reimer, 

Soc. Labor 

Roosevelt, 

Progressive 

Bethel . 

. . . . 250 

203 

22 

7 

2 

288 

Bridgeport . 

_ 5,870 

4,625 

1,511 

155 

129 

3,654 

Brookfield. 

. . . . 87 

73 

4 

5 

1 

35 

Danbury . 

_ 1,910 

1,020 

242 

41 

28 

1,381 

Darien . 

. . . . 210 

211 

28 


1 

168 

Easton. 

. . . . 82 

68 

2 

# # 


45 

Fairfield . 

. . . . 303 

411 

15 

13 

3 

145 

Greenwich . 

. . . . 956 

903 

77 

12 

7 

613 

Huntington . 

. . . . 340 

462 

109 

22 

6 

276 

Monroe . 

. . . . 103 

94 


, , 

1 

21 

New Canaan . 

. . . . 266 

345 

6 

5 

1 

152 

New Fairfield . 

. ... 74 

17 

1 

4 

, , 

31 

Newtown . 

.... 360 

222 

2 

6 


88 

Norwalk . 

_ 1,654 

1,481 

75 

50 

i.9 

1,036 

Redding . 

. . . . 139 

129 

5 

1 

. , 

55 

Ridgefield . 

. . . . 229 

225 

3 

1 

. . 

72 

Sherman. 

.... 36 

44 



. . 

31 

Stamford . 

_ 2,015 

1,623 

210 

62 

36 

1,123 

Stratford . 

. . . . 232 

390 

47 

9 

13 

364 

Trumbull . 

. . . . Ill 

108 

8 

2 

1 

64 

Weston . 

. . . . 62 

87 

4 

1 

, . 

24 

Westport . 

. . . . 278 

240 

7 

4 

1 

130 

Wilton. 

. . . . 96 

166 

2 

9 


59 

Totals . 

_ 15,663 13,147 

2,380 

409 

249 

9,855 


GOOD ROADS AND THE FARMERS. 

The last session of the Connecticut Legislature (Rep.) 
shut off the appropriations for good roads, made by 
the two previous legislatures. 

The Democratic platform says: “We pledge ourselves 
for abundant provision for new roads and especially 
such as may connect the maximum number of farms 
with the existing trunk lines and state highways.” 








































—SI- 


VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 

WINDHAM COUNTY. 


TOWNS 

Wilson, 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republics 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibitic 

Reimer, 

Soc. Laboi 

Roosevelt, 

Progressn 

Ashford. 

. . . . 88 

41 

1 

3 


19 

Brooklyn . 

. . . . 132 

109 

1 

1 


40 

Canterbury . 

.... 69 

91 

4 

4 


22 

Chaplin. 

. . . . 21 

51 

5 

. . 

1 

12 

Eastford . 

, . . . 29 

62 

. . 

2 

, . 

16 

Hampton . 

... 24 

70 


1 

. . 

49 

Killingly. 

. . . . 391 

459 

8 

20 


197 

Plainfield . 

... 296 

363 

35 

8 

1 

56 

Pomfret . 

119 

116 

. . 

3 

, . 

52 

Putnam . 

... 398 

465 

16 

9 

1 

176 

Scotland . 

21 

60 


7 

. . 

11 

Sterling. 

119 

110 

3 

1 

1 

9 

Thompson. 

153 

206 

11 

11 

1 

101 

Windham . 

948 

729 

28 

46 

4 

260 

Woodstock . 

73 

119 

4 

9 


93 

Totals . 

. . . 2.881 

3,051 

116 

125 

9 

1,113 


“Governor Hughes,—Greatest Friend of Labor.”—Re¬ 
publican National Campaign textbook. 

Justice Charles Evans Hughes, sitting on the bench 
of the United States Supreme Court, favored the deci¬ 
sion that deprived the hatters of Danbury of their 
homes and savings. 

Is he the greatest friend of labor? 
































VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 


LITCHFIELD COUNTY. 


TOWNS 


Wilson, 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republican 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibition 

o 

•o 

g o 

I s 

Roosevelt, 

Progressive 

BarkhamstecI. 


63 

96 

4 

2 


39 

Bethlehem . 


33 

48 




41 

Bridgewater. 


67 

42 

, , 

i 


15 

Canaan . 


68 

61 


7 

i 

25 

Colebrook . 


39 

60 




17 

Cornwall . 


116 

85 


6 


22 

Goshen . 


62 

69 


2 


26 

Harwinton . 


57 

84 

5 

3 

i 

45 

Kent . 


86 

94 


2 


29 

Litchfield . 


359 

231 

i 

4 

i 

82 

Morris . 


63 

4S 


1 


7 

New Hartford . . . 


163 

163 

. . 

3 


57 

New Milford . 


474 

311 

8 

22 


217 

Norfolk. 


172 

112 

3 

1 

i 

a» 

North Canaan . . . . 


164 

180 

1 

3 


83 

Plymouth. 


177 

318 

149 

6 

4 

81 

Roxbury . 


71 

75 


. . 


13 

Salisbury . 


207 

315 

2 

4 

i 

64 

Sharon . 


156 

194 

2 

3 

l 

27 

Thomaston . 


225 

323 

12 

4 

2 

141 

Torrington . 


801 

1,165 

108 

24 

17 

710 

Warren . 


44 

36 

1 



7 

Washington . 


145 

122 

1 

5 


98 

Watertown. 


167 

347 

11 

7 

2 

91 

Winchester . 


584 

767 

43 

21 

5 

348 

Woodbury . 


98 

172 

5 

9 


87 

Totals . 


. 4,661 

5,518 

356 

140 

36 

2,427 


REPUBLICAN “ECONOMY”. 

Under the pretext of economy the last Republican 
Legislature destroyed the usefulness of many state 
boards and departments, and effected trivial savings 
thereby. 

Then the Republican leaders created a board to 
“revise the statutes,” appropriated $50,000 for the work 
and awarded themselves the nice, fat, useless sinecures. 











































- 11 - 

VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 


MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 


TOWNS 

Wilson, 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republican 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibition 

% - 
o 

d 

s« 

o 

£ 

Roosevelt, 

Progressive 

Chatham. 

310 

160 

22 

S 

l 

89 

Chester . 

69 

108 

7 

4 


124 

Clinton . 

107 

123 

3 

4 

i 

59 

Cromwell . 

107 

125 

11 

3 


122 

Durham . 

110 

104 

. , 

, . 


25 

East Hadclam . 

135 

193 

6 

5 


57 

Essex. 

180 

189 

22 

3 


182 

Haddam . 

199 

172 

5 



52 

Killing-worth . 

41 

39 

5 


2 

20 

Middlefield . 

41 

59 


1 


56 

Middletown . 

. . . 1,410 

1,059 

92 

IS 

i 3 

500 

Old Saybrook . 

107 

129 



l 

28 

Portland . 

346 

200 

13 

7 

2 

146 

Savbrook . 

154 

148 

4 

9 

O 

, . 

116 

Westbrook . 


84 

2 

4 

3 

27 

Totals . 

. . . 3,393 

2,892 

192 

60 

23 

1,603 


THE G. O. P. BOODLE-POT. 

Investigations by Congress have disclosed the fact 
that in one Connecticut congressional district two 
years ago the Republicans raised a boodle-fund off 
$10,000 in violation of the Connecticut corrupt prac¬ 
tices act, to put their candidate across. 

This fund was raised by personal solicitation of all 
the great corporation magnates in the district, includ¬ 
ing the President of the Steel Trust. 

What is wrong with the party that must depend for 
the election of candidates upon the corrupt use of great 
sums of money, blackjacked from immense cor¬ 
porations ? 


/ 




































- 12 - 


VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 

TOLLAND COUNTY. 


TOWNS 


Wilson, 

Democrat 

Taft, 

Republicai 

Debs, 

Socialist 

Chafin, 

Prohibitioi 

Reimer, 

Soc. Labor 

Roosevelt, 

I Progressiv 

Andover . 


37 

51 


1 


8 

Bolton . 


49 

25 

4 

2 


4 

Columbia . 


62 

60 




13 

Coventry. 


188 

114 

3 

4 


43 

Ellington . 


156 

154 

23 

4 

4 

31 

Hebron . 


54 

91 


2 


12 

Mansfield . 


98 

198 

7 

18 

1 

39 

Somers . 


104 

148 

1 

2 


6 

Stafford . 


348 

372 

31 

11 

2 

56 

Tolland . 


101 

53 

5 

6 

2 

18 

Union . 


17 

44 




5 

Vernon . 


. * 657 

611 

223 

12 

31 

144 

Willington . 


30 

103 

6 

4 

1 

31 

Totals . 


. 1,901 

2,024 

303 

66 

41 

410 


—IN ONE CONNECTICUT CITY- 

PRESIDENT WILSON’S era of prosperity gave good 
work and high wages to the Danbury hatters— 

but 

JUSTICE CHARLES E. HUGHES’ decision took 
their homes and savings away from them 

and then 

PRESIDENT WILSON’S administration, through the 
Clayton act, stopped the classification of Labor as a 
commodity and rendered more such decisions 
impossible. 

. ... 





























13- 


VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912. 

SUMMARY. 


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Hartford.16,756 

New Haven . 22,364 

New London .. 6,942 

Fairfield .15,663 

Windham . 2,281 

Litchfield . 4,661 

Middlesex. 3,393 

Tolland . 1,901 


Totals .. 74,561 


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16,961 

2,083 

459 

269 

6,863 

19,188 

4,210 

581 

530 

9,313 

5,543 

416 

228 

103 

2,545 

13,147 

2,380 

409 

249 

9,855 

3,051 

116 

125 

9 

1,113 

5,518 

356 

140 

36 

2,427 

2,892 

192 

60 

23 

1,603 

2,024 

303 

66 

41 

410 

68,324 : 

10,056 

2,068 

1,260 

34,129 


Scattering - 6. 


AMERICA’S MISSION. 

There is no difficulty about getting* into this war. The 
impulsive statesmen of the hour could have managed it 
for you long ago. But it has been our hope that America 
might remain at peace. 

We are the only great disengaged Nation on earth. In a 
certain sense we are the trustees of the moral judgments 
of the world. Some one must keep undisturbed the great 
stable foundations of international justice. 

America’s mission is a mission of humanity and peace. 
Let us hope that our place in the immediate years to come 
shall be to bind up the wounds of war, to reestablish the- 
ties of friendship, to re-create and strengthen the bonds of 
fraternity that ought to unite all humanity everywhere. 

And, as the white-hot events of today pass into the cool 
yesterdays of history, it will be recorded that when a crisis 
came again to America and men were distraught and coun¬ 
sels were confused, an all-wise Providence gave to the 
Nation another Lincoln, and that amid a world of turbulent 
spirits and swift and surpassing change, he stood undis¬ 
turbed and steadfast, with no rival who could hope to, 
reach the serene heights of his intellectual and moral power 
—towering above them all, the first citizen of the civilized 
world.—Prom speech by Hon. Homer S. Cummings, to Dem¬ 
ocratic State Convention, May 9, 1916. 
























-14- 


vote FOR MEMBERS OP CONGRESS 


FIRST DISTRICT 
1914 


HARTFORD 

COUNTY 

Lonergan, 

Democrat 

Oakey, 

Republican 

Duffy, 

Progressive 

Connolly, 

Socialist 

Bidwell, 

Prohibition 

Mohl, 

Soc. Labor 

Avon . 

S3 

135 

22 

3 



Berlin . 

185 

341 

22 

15 

9 

1 

Bloomfield . 

204 

157 

8 

2 

3 

3 

Bristol. 

. . . 1,126 

961 

129 

33 

23 

4 

Burlington . 

68 

101 


1 

2 


Canton. 

205 

369 

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East Granby . 

84 

108 

4 

1 

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East Hartford . 

S41 

748 

17 

50 

8 

6 

East Windsor . 

204 

377 

9 

38 

2 

1 

Enfield. 

651 

835 

7 

4 

21 


Farmington . 

365 

322 

20 

6 

4 

4 

Glastonbury. 

396 

378 

37 

1 

6 

1 

Granby . 

68 

186 

6 


7 


Hartford. 

. . . 8,369 

6,772 

502 

561 

103 

70 

Hartland . 

38 

56 

2 

1 

1 


Manchester . 

826 

996 

82 

127 

73 

22 

Marlborough . 

39 

29 

1 




New Britain . 


3,504 

316 

180 

52 

38 

Newington . 

109 

129 

11 

6 

10 


Plainville . 

196 

315 

44 

25 

9 

1 

Rocky Hill . 

110 

139 

7 

7 

2 


Simsbury . 

223 

229 

9 

4 

4 


Southington . 

453 

627 

30 

46 

11 

7 

South Windsor. 

173 

174 

7 

3 

6 


Suffield . 

263 

457 

9 

3 

3 


West Hartford . 

329 

544 

78 

21 

14 

i 

Wethersfield . 

181 

282 

22 

7 

2 

2 

Windsor . 

342 

430 

27 

21 

22 


Windsor Locks. 

320 

198 

6 

7 

2 

i 

Totals . 

. . . 19,043 

19,899 

1,908 

1,173 

400 

162 


Oakey’s (Rep.) plurality, 856. 








































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second DISTRICT 

(TOLLAND, WINDHAM, NEW LONDON & MIDDLESEX 

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1914 


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. 26 

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Bolton . 

. 56 

38 


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Coventry . 

. 188 

131 

17 

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3 

Ellington . 

. 215 

195 

4 

14 

1 

Hebron . 

. 50 

89 

. , 

. , 

1 

Mansfield . 

. 93 

237 

10 

8 

14 

Somers . 

. 99 

160 

2 

1 

, . 

Stafford . 

. 34 7 

437 

9 

23 

10 

Tolland . 

. 105 

69 

1 

1 

3 

Union . 

. 19 

49 

1 

. . 


Vernon . 

. 656 

799 

16 

150 

4 

Willington . 

. 17 

139 

2 

3 

2 

WINDHAM 

COUNTY 

Ashford. 

. 82 

48 v 

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Brooklyn . 

. 129 

158 

4 

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Canterbury . 

. 66 

113 

2 

l 

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. 30 

49 

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. 31 

67 

4 

. . 

2 

Hampton. 

. 24 

71 

36 

l 

1 

Killingly. 

. 360 

509 

188 

2 

11 

Plainfield . .. 

. 334 

440 

12 

9 

8 

Pomfret . 

. 56 

144 

104 

4 

3 

Putnam . 

. 455 

513 

33 

7 

3 

Scotland . 

. 20 

66 

3 

1 

4 

Sterling . 

. 103 

126 

3 

3 

1 

Thompson. 

. 174 

274 

42 

5 

5 

Windham . 

. 853 

990 

38 

25 

23 

Woodstock. 

. 52 

163 

37 

2 

3 

Totals . 

. 4,691 

6,202 

570 

265 

110 








































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.... 4,691 

6,202 

570 

265 

110 

Bozrah . 

.... 105 

101 

1 



Colchester . 

.... 126 

231 

12 

2 

4 

East Lyme . 

.... 173 

230 

2 


11 

Franklin. 

.... 28 

64 

13 


1 

Griswold. 

. 324 

294 

3 

2 

3 

Groton. 

.... 475 

657 

17 

39 

10 

Lebanon . 

.... 39 

144 

2 


12 

Ledyard . 

.... 79 

92 

4 

2 


Lisbon. 

.... 54 

90 

1 



Lyme . 

.... 72 

80 

2 

2 

2 

Montville . 

. 167 

226 

6 

4 

5 

New London . 

. 1,851 

1,484 

30 

54 

26 

North Stonington . 

. 146 

95 

3 



Norwich . 

. 1,916 

2,171 

142 

48 

28 

Old Lyme . 

. 117 

90 

5 

1 

1 

Preston . 

. 88 

131 

6 


1 

Salem. 

. 32 

49 

1 

i 


Sprague. 

. 162 

186 

13 

11 

7 

Stonington . 

. 652 

956 

20 

49 

23 

Voluntown . 

. 66 

84 

1 


1 

Waterford . 

MIDDLESEX 

COUNTY 

. 272 

246 

6 

6 

11 

Chatham . 

. 246 

289 

8 

17 

4 

Chester . 

__ 72 

176 

67 

3 

4 

Clinton . 

. 63 

139 

41 

1 

4 

Cromwell . 

. 99 

185 

41 

2 

2 

Durham . 

. 96 

136 

1 



East Haddam . 

. 96 

204 

6 

2 

2 

Essex . 

. 210 

294 

21 

3 

5 

Haddam . 

. 173 

239 

4 

1 

Killingworth . 

. 47 

50 

5 

2 


Middlefield. 

. 20 

122 

6 


3 

Middletown . 

. 907 

1,680 

221 

44 

8 

Old Saybrook . 

. 106 

165 

3 


Portland . 

. 322 

369 

20 

8 

3 

Saybrook . 

. 126 

185 

63 

6 

2 

Westbrook . 

. 52 

119 

2 

4 

3 

Totals . 

, . . . . 14,270 IS,255 

1,369 

579 

296 


Scattering—1. 


Freeman’s (Rep.) plurality, 3,9S5. 















































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THIRD DISTRICT 
1914 


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Cheshire . 115 

Meriden . 2,804 

Wallingford . 970 

Bethany . 44 

Hamden . 321 

North Haven. 92 

North Branford . 36 

Guilford . 199 

Madison . 76 

Woodbridge . 40 

Orange . 805 

Milford . 464 

New Haven . 8,844 

East Haven . 93 

Branford . 407 


Totals .15,310 


216 

10 


2 

• . 

3,006 

161 

219 

35 

19 

1,017 

39 

60 

11 

5 

30 

1 



. . 

339 

89 

34 

5 

7 

265 

20 

10 

5 

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108 

1 


. . 

. . 

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14 

3 

81 

1 

216 

3 

2 

4 

. . 

84 

1 

2 

2 


1,033 

55 

95 

17 

19 

660 

99 

15 

7 

3 

8,108 

591 

1,062 

94 

107 

202 

36 

11 

3 

. . 

531 

46 

64 

5 

2 

:6,072 

1,166 

1,577 

271 

164 


Tilson’s (Rep.) plurality, 762. 






























18 


FOURTH DISTRICT 
1914 


FAIRFIELD 

COUNTY 

Donovan, 

Democrat 

Hill, 

Republican 

Shepard, 

Progressive 

Turner, 

Socialist 

Wittier, 

Prohibition 

Pryor, 

Soc. Labor 

Bethel . 

210 

266 

174 

7 

6 

1 

Bridgeport . 

. . 6,283 

7,671 

266 

882 

73 

63 

Brookfield. 

71 

105 

2 

1 

3 

1 

Danbury . 

. . 2,053 

1,686 

155 

121 

15 

11 

Darien . 

230 

322 

20 

7 

1 


Easton . 

71 

108 

6 


. , 


Fairfield . 

334 

556 

12 

8 

5 

4 

Greenwich . 

907 

1,399 

91 

50 

8 


Huntington . 

378 

579 

129 

70 

10 

4 

Monroe . 

88 

122 


1 


1 

New Canaan . 

290 

403 

21 

1 

2 

1 

New Fairfield . 

53 

62 

15 


5 


Newtown . 

351 

250 

19 


1 

2 

Norwalk . 

. . 1.888 

2,160 

88 

24 

23 

3 

Redding . 

137 

166 

13 

1 

2 

, . 

Ridgefield . 

186 

303 

16 

3 

1 

3 

Sherman . 

25 

58 

8 

. . 

1 

, , 

Stamford . 

.. 2.165 

2,528 

90 

104 

20 

35 

Stratford . 

307 

635 

63 

38 

7 

3 

Trumbull . 

145 

147 

4 

6 

1 


Weston . 

99 

77 


1 

1 


Westport . 

236 

424 

20 

2 

1 

# . 

Wilton . 

103 

204 

10 

1 

1 


Totals . 

. . 16,610 20,231 

1,222 

1,328 

187 

132 


Hill’s (Rep.) plurality ,3,621. 


KEEP OFF THE OCEAN, AMERICANS! 

When the McLemore resolution brought up in Con¬ 
gress the question of whether American citizens have 
the right to travel on the ocean in war times, Con-! 
gressman E. J. Hill (Rep.) of the Fourth district voted 
to surrender. 

“Keep off the ocean!” is Hill’s warning to American 
citizens. 





































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1914 




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67 

123 

7 

2 

1 

Bethlehem . 

.... 35 

48 

13 

I 


Bridgewater . 

. . . . 61 

43 

. . 

. . 


Canaan . 

. . . . 54 

86 

11 


5 

Colebrook. 

. . . . 45 

71 

4 

i 

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Cornwall . 

. . . . 130 

83 

4 

2 

7 

Goshen . 

. . .. 57 

74 

10 


2 

Harwinton . 

. . . . 41 

112 

8 

2 

1 

Kent . 

. . . . 109 

102 

2 


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Litchfield . 

.... 307 

330 

16 

2 

9 

Morris. 

.... 51 

70 

1 

. . 

1 

New Hartford. 

.... 187 

210 

4 

1 

3 

New Milford . 

.... 469 

478 

17 

7 

15 

Norfolk . 

. . . . 176 

178 

5 


1 

North Canaan . 

.... 175 

202 

33 

i 

4 

Plymouth . 

. . . . 256 

373 

23 

74 

6 

Roxbury . 

.... 69 

79 

2 

. . 


Salisbury . 

. . . . 293 

256 

9 


2 

Sharon . 

. . . . 112 

222 

4 

2 

1 

Thomaston . 

. . . . 254 

411 

24 

3 

3 

Torrington . 

. . .. 879 

1,503 

247 

85 

17 

Warren . 

.... 30 

54 

1 

. . 

4 

Washington . 

. . . . 133 

195 

34 

2 

5 

Watertown. 

.... 191 

378 

9 

3 

7 

Winchester . 

. . . . 583 

1,033 

70 

9 

8 

Woodbury . 

NEW HAVEN 
COUNTY 

. . . . 86 

202 

15 



Southbury . 

. . . . 96 

110 

8 

1 

1 

Middlebury . 

.... 35 

74 


1 

4 

Waterbury . 

_ 4,552 

4,297 

322 

451 

36 

Wolcott. 

. . . . 23 

63 

1 

. . 


Oxford. 

. . . . 108 

78 

5 

. . 


Naugatuck . 

. . . . 925 

666 

25 

222 

8 

Prospect . 

. . . . 8 

54 

i 


. . 

Beacon Falls. 


71 

8 

1 

Seymour. 

.... 319 

454 

24 

9 

6 

Anson ia . 

_ 1,124 

1,181 

91 

92 

14 

Derby.-. 

_ 785 

579 

19 

80 

5 

Totals . 

_ 12.877 1 4,543 

1,069 

1.061 

179 


Scattering 1. 

Glynn’s (Rep.) plurality, 1,66G. 





















































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STATE SENATORS 

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Total 

Dist. Name. Residence. Vote. Plurality 

1. Louis R. Cheney, Hartford. 5897 R 347 

2 Thomas J. Molloy, Hartford. 6438 R 478 

3 John L. Purcell, Hartford. 4194 D 526 

4 Edward E. King, East Hartford. 6032 R 1048 

5 Martin E. Pierson, Bristol. 6681 R 694 

6 George W. Klett, New Britain. 6630 R 1118 

7 Thomas G. Alcorn, Thompsonville. 6218 R 1043 

8 Stephen Whitney, New Haven. 6673 D 218 

9 Ernest L. Isbell, New Haven. 4808 R 906 

10 James J. Grady, New Haven. 3876 D 547 

11 William A. Bree, New Haven. 3468 D 367 

12 Dwight W. Tuttle, East Haven. 5750 R 488 

13 Charles J. Heineman, Meriden.6217 R 403 

14 Charles W. Evarts, Milford. 5767 R 640 

15 James A. Peasley, Waterbury.6340 R 636 

16 John Hurley, Waterbury.3212 D 1123 

17 William P. Tyler, Middlebury. 5371 R 98 

18 Lucius E. Whiton, New London. 4565 R 565 

19 John H. Barnes, Norwich.4663 R 242 

20 Benjamin H. Hewitt, Mystic. 5869 R 526 

21 Frederic A. Bartlett, Bridgeport. 5533 R 1090 

22 John M. O’Connell, Bridgeport. 4606 R 149 

23 William H. Comley, Jr., Bridgeport_ 5099 R 835 

24 Harvey P. Bissell, Ridgefield. 5883 R 402 

25 Frederick M. Salmon, Westport. 5201 R 1044 

26 Hubert E. Bishop, Norwalk. 5796 R 236 

27 James R. Mead, Greenwich... 7298 R 838 

28 John M. Tatten, Eastford. 2991 R 273 

29 Charles O. Thompson, Pomfret. 3996 R 211 
































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30 

John M. Wadhams, Goshen. 

... 4117 

R 

653 

31 

S. Landon Alvord, Winsted. 

.4210 

R 

255 

32 

Robert V. Magee, Watertown. 

... 4194 

R 

448 

33 

Henry H. Lyman, Middlefield. 

... 3364 

R 

1051 

34 

William H. Lewis, Westbrook. 

... 4219 

R 

694 

35 

C. Denison Talcott, Talcottville.... 

... 4726 

R 

584 


WALL STREET VS. THE PEOPLE. 

The New York Herald (pro-Hughes) says in taking 
its straw vote: 

“The first week’s balloting disclosed the fact that 
the Wall Street, big business, big financial and mercan¬ 
tile interests stand solidly for Hughes. 

“On the other hand, it is equally clear from the poll 
that the wage earners are solidly for Wilson.” 

Voters, think over this division. 










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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

1915 

Hartford County- 

Total vote Plu- 

Town. Name. for Rep. rality 

Avon—Fred C. Hydel. 255 R 32 

Berlin—Roger M. Griswold. 590 R 218 

Bloomfield—George Mexcur. 394 R 6 

Bristol—Wm. F. Smithwick. 2392 D 67 

Joseph H. Glasson. 2392 D 27 

Burlington—Wm. Hohbein . 179 R 28 

Canton—Fred H. Lawton. 601 R 80 

East Granby—Owen E. Goslee. 206 R 7 

East Hartford—Edward Handel . 1732 D 4 

Alfred R. Brewer. 1732 R 26 

East Windsor—Andrew Steele . 602 R 223 

Charles F. Ward . 602 R 222 

Enfield—Olin E. Woodward . 1571 R 138 

James E. Loughlin . 1571 R 146 

Farmington—Thomas Hewes . 615 D 85 

Edwin M. Sanford . 615 R 57 

Glastonbury—Samuel G. McLean . 857 D 22 

Arthur B. Goodrich. 857 R 24 

Granby—Eugene E. Goddard . 278 R 140 

Herbert A. Chittenden . 278 R 141 

Hartford—William L. Meyer. 16539 D 257 

William J. Galvin. 16539 D 254 

Hartland—Charles T. Osiborn . 103 D 3 

John L. Hitchcock . 103 R 2 

Manchester—Arthur E. Bowers . 2228 R 285 

William S. Hyde. 2228 R 561 

Marlborough—Henry Cordes . 73 D 6 

New Britain—Edwin W. Schultz . 6711 R 1227 

E. Clayton Goodwin . 6711 R 1187 































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Newington—George E. Churchill. 276 R 20 

Plainville—Edward T. Carter. 624 R 127 

Rocky Hill—William H. Lennox. 271 R 6 

Simsbury—Francis W. Andrus. 491 R 20 

Harry N. Curtiss. 491 D 15 

Southington—Albert R. Wells. 1179 R 211 

Charles H. Clark. 1179 R 209 

South Windsor—Olccitt F. King. 380 D 15 

Suffield—Samuel R. Spencer. 752 R 215 

Herbert L. Spear . 752 R 153 

West Hartford—Richard H. Deming. 991 R 141 

Wethersfield—E. Hart Fenm. 522 R 129 

Dudley Welles, 2nd. 522 R 119 

Windsor—Albert H. House. 879 R 35 

Stanton F. Brown. 879 R 25 

Windsor Locks—Frank E. Healy. 551 R-D 

New Haven County 

Ansonia—Milton C. Isbell . 2621 R 33 

A. S. Aaronson. 2621 R 41 

Beacon Falls—George T. Clark.140 R 39 

Bethany—Tyler D. Davidson. 92 D 29 

Branford—Sidney V. Osborn . 1079 R 120 

Earle A. Barker. 1079 R 173 

Cheshire—Frederick M. Peasley. 363 R 84 

Clayton E. Peck. 363 R 86 

Derby—James P. Gorman . 1550 D 194 

George M. Tracy. 1550 D 145 

East Haven—Herbert C. Nickerson . 367 R 134 

Guilford—Dudley Crittenden. 578 R 44 

Jerome C. Potter. 578 R 2 

Hamden—John W. Sanford, Jr. 902 R 25 

William F. Smith. 902 R 33 

Madison—Arthur W. Marsden. 311 R 162 

Meriden—Alfred B. Aubrey. 6673 R 182 

Montague Hamm. 6673 R 342 








































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Middlebury—Bronson W. Atwood. 125 R 33 

Milford—Jervis D. Brown, Jr. 1299 R 204 

Edgar T. Clark . 1299 R 211 

Naugatuck—Thomas O’Loughlin. 1871 D 198 

Thomas P. Reilly. 1871 D 200 

New Haven—Edward J. Stanford . 18903 R 346 

Frederick L. Perry *. 18903 R 69 

North Branford—Lee F. Revere. 145 R 85 

North Haven—Rlobert O. Eaton . 414 R 131 

Orange—John Brown . 2033 R-P 212 

C. J. Martin . 2033 R-P 286 

Oxford—Lewis W. Church . 204 D 83 

Prospect—Stephen A. Talmadge. 65 R 50 

Seymour—Richard Pearson. 837 R 57 

Southbury—Edward L. Mitchell. 231 R 40 

Wallingford—C. W. Leavenworth. 2111 R 29 

William J. Bridgett. 2111 D 47 

Waterbury—Jesse Devine. 9731 D 29 

Nathaniel R. Bronson .. 9731 R 39 

Wolcott—Thomas M. Hill. 89 R 39 

Woodbridge—Clifford I. Stodard. 135 R 34 

New London County 

Bozrah—Nelson L. Stark. 220 R 5 

Colchester—Daniel W. Williams . 385 R 86 

Curtis P. Brown . 385 R 91 

East Lyme—Marion R. Davis. 440 R 19 

Franklin—C. Pluntington Lathrop . 120 R 12 

Griswold—John Potter . 647 D 46 

Groton—Chas. T. Crandall . 1272 R-P 208 

Charles H. Kenyon . 1272 R 189 

Lebanon—Frederick N. Taylor. 210 R 91 

James A. Thomas. 210 R 92 

Ledyard—Joseph D. Austin. 189 D 8 

Lisbon—Francis H. Johnson. 154 R 6 

Lyme—John S. Hall. 163 D 37 





































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Lyme—Charles W. Pierson . 

.. 163 

D 

23 

Montville—Matt A. Tinker. 

.. 436 

R 

19 

New London—Cyrus W. Brown.. 

.. 3584 

R 

141 

Frank Q. Cronin . 

.. 3584 

R 

346 

North Stonington—Clarence E. Palmer .. . 

.. 275 

D 

58 

Lyle C. Gray. 

.. 275 

D 

62 

Norwich—Albert J. Bailey. 

.. 4389 

R 

342 

Joseph H. Henderson. 

.. 4389 

R 

334 

Old Lyme—Joseph S. Huntington. 

.. 237 

D 

61 

Preston—Eckford G. Pendeltom. 

.. 265 

R 

29 

Salem—J. Frank Rogers . 

84 

R 

34 

Sprague—Irenee L. Buteau . 

.. 402 

D 

70 

Stonington—Elias F. Wilcox . 

.. 1802 

R 

299 

Bourdon A. Babcock . 

.. 1802 

R 

256 

Voluntown—Stephen B. Sweet .. 

.. 168 

D 

2 

Waterford—Stanley D. Morgan. 

.. 570 

R 

12 

Fairfield County 

Bethel—John Reid . 

.. 698 

R 

133 

Bridgeport—James P. Kelly. 

.. 15382 

R 

1755 

E. Earl Garlick. 

.. 15382 

R 

1755 

Brookfield—D. Clark Joyce. 

.. 201 

R 

37 

Danbury—Martin Gorman . 

.. 4064 

D 

323 

Howard W. Taylor . 

.. 4064 

D 

340 

Darien—Chas. E. Williamson. 

.. 593 

R 

124 

Easton—Edgar G. Jennings. 

191 

R 

49 

Fairfield—Clitus H. King. 

.. 957 

R 

294 

Chas. C. Lacey. 

.. 957 

R 

289 

Greenwich—Joseph P. Crosby. 

.. 2548 

R 

475 

E. Belcher Mead . 

.. 2548 

R 

464 

Huntington—Warren C. Hubbell . 

.. 1274 

R 

176 

John B. Dillon .. 

.. 1274 

R 

175 

Monroe—Frederick P. Sherman. 

.. 219 

R 

51 

New Canaan—George N. McKendry . 

.. 735 

D 

3 

New Fairfield—Frederick E. Knapp. 

.. 139 

R 

37 

Newton—Jesse A. James . 

653 

D 

73 

William Egan . 

.. 653 

D-P 

57 








































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Norwalk—Chas. F. Tristram . 4306 R 242 

Cramer C. Hegeman . 4306 R 134 

Redding—Samuel C. Shaw . 332 R 28 

Wm. E. Hazen . 332 R 17 

Ridgefield—James E. Ryan . 519 R 104 

James H. Perry . 519 R 84 

Sherman—William J. Atchison . 97 R 24 

Stamford—Fred’k. W. Huxford. 4969 R 282 

William M. Foord. 4969 R 136 

Stratford—J. Henry Blakeman . 1126 R 301 

Ivan L. Morehouse . 1126 R 313 

Trumbull—John W. Treadwell . 320 D 74 

Weston—Wilbur Sturges . 167 D 21 

Westport—Harry R. Sherwood . 711 R 174 

Wilton—John C. Jackson . 333 R 162 

Windham County 

Ashford—Oscar D. Baker. 144 D 41 

Alexander M. Bassett. 144 D 33 

Brooklyn—Oscar F. Atwood. 307 D 6 

Canterbury—Edward Baker . 198 R 47 

Wm. J. Barker. 198 R 46 

Chaplin—Clarence E. Chester. 85 R-D 8 

Eastford—Welcome Davis . 116 R 29 

Hampton—Chas. A. Glazier. 148 P 4 

Killingly—Harry E. Back . 1133 R 88 

Plainfield—Sessions L. Adams . 871 R 154 

Edw. Hall . 871 R 132 

Pomfret—John Ash . 334 R 8 

James H. Hutchins . 334 P 1 

Putnam—Archibald Macdonald . 1058 R 14 

Joseph Plessis . 1058 R 61 

Scotland—Leander O'. Haskins . 97 R 51 

Sterling—Clark Congdon . 245 R 29 

Thompson—Fernando C. Ross . 536 D 52 

Edmond S. Backus . 536 R 4 




































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Windham—Ernest P. Chesbro . 2031 R 203 

S. Arnold Peckham. 2031 R 83 

Woodstock—Chester E. May . 278 R 90 

Benjamin R. Ritch . 278 R 161 

Litchfield County 

Barkhamsted—Burton E. Hoskins. 209 R 45 

Dwight F. Ranson . 209 R 54 

Bethlehem—John H. Wiltshire . 105 D 4 

Bridgewater—Myron B. Disbrow . 110 D 23 

Canaan—Francis S. Skiff . 172 D-P 6 . 

Colebrook—Milan J. Gilman . 125 R 32 

Egbert A. Norton . 125 R 28 

Cornwall—Alvah W. Bailey . 234 D 71 

Edward W. Bennett. 234 D 46 

Goshen—Alfred H. Wright. 152 D 8 

Thos. W. Griswold, 2nd. 152 R 8 

Harwinton—John J. G. Dawe. 178 R 56 

John S. Pratt . 178 R 64 

Kent—William E. Page. 223 D 6 

Litchfield—W. Burton Allen . 710 R 38 

Winfield S. Rogers . 710 R 7 

Morris—Henry C. Goslee. 131 D 9 

New Plartford—C. Montague Maxfield . 415 D 21 

Frank S. Roberts. 415 R 1 

New Milford—Montville H. Mallett . 1035 D 56 

John S. Addis . 1035 D 66 

Norfolk—Benjamin Brown . 361 R 14 

Charles H. Caul . 361 D 16 

North Canaan—John H. Graves . 442 D-P 60 

Plymouth—Clarence B. Emery. 763 R 107 

Wm. B. Tuttle. 763 R 105 

Roxbury—James O. Emerson .. 152 R 9 

Salisbury—James R. Harrison . 580 R 152 

Abram Martin ... 580 R 175 

Sharon—Geo. B. Klebes . 362 R 82 

Ralph K. Woodward . 362 R 86 

Thomaston—Geo. C. Hcsford. 731 R 1 140 











































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Torrington—John N. Brooks. 2758 R 632 

John M. Claxton. 2758 R 642 

Warren—Harley Perkins . 97 R 27 

Washington—Clifford E. Hough . 377 R 109 

Benj. F. Taylor . 377 R 107 

Watertown—Bennett C. Atwood. 440 R 108 

Winchester—Lyman P. Case. 1781 R 227 

Dudley L. Vaill . 1781 R 152 

Woodbury—Wallace G. Ward . 325 R-D 194 

Chas. S. Curtiss . 325 R 103 

Middlesex County 

Chatham—Jacob A. Day. 606 D 2 

Wm. F. Quigg. 606 R 59 

Chester—Daniel E, Smith . 334 R 84^ 

Clinton—Chas. A. Pelton . 264 R 82 

Cromwell—Thos. W. Beaumont. 353 R 150 

Durham—Wesley G. Tucker . 249 R 4 

Dionigi Arrigoni . 249 R 17 

East Haddam—Geo. B. Hall . 321 R 109 

E, Everit Swan . 321 R 111 

Essex—Geo. B. French . 567 R 23 

Haddam—Wm. C. Marble. 443 R 59 

John C. Russell . 443 R 100 

Killingworth—Albert E. Perkins. 112 R 4 

Frank J. Pavelka. 112 D 2 

Middlefield—Ernest L. Coles. 158 R 

Middletown—Samuel J. Russell. Jr. 1319 R 995 

Frank E. Boardman. 1319 R 825 

Old Saybrook—Edmund C. Spencer . 288 R 43 

Portland—Dennis O'Brien . 744 D 57 

Saybrook—Howard A. Morton . 400 R 63 

Edgar R. LaPlace . 400 R 53 

Westbrook—Allen W. Jones . 192 R 47. 

Tolland County 

Andc.ver—Horace J. Backus . 82 R 11 

Bolton—Ernest M. Howard . 106 D 34 




































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Columbia—Tressillian G. Tucker. 130 R 22 

Coventry—John H. Reynolds . 361 D 67 

Holden A. Brown. 361 D 58 

Ellington—Wm. N. Pinney. 448 D 31 

Heibron—Clayton A. Lord . 150 R 30 

Fred’k. A. Rathbun . 150 R 12 

Mansfield—James C. Green . 381 D 1 153 

John Johnson ... 381 D 142 

Somers—Chas. S. Fuller . 274 R 60 

Herbert E. Thatcher . 274 R 57 

Stafford—John G. Wightman . 851 R 89 

Wm. H. Heald. 851 R 108 

Tolland—Harry R. Bartlett. 194 D 5 

Peter Morgensen . 194 R 46 

Union—Milton H. Kinney. 77 R 35 

Fred’k. B. Horsman . 77 R 35 

Vernon-John H. Yost. 1734 R 128 

Willington—Henry Hall . 161 R-D 

Walter A. Allen. 161 R-D 


BRANDEGEE AND CHILD LABOR. 

“I expect to be castigated for this at home,” said 
U. S. Senator Frank Brandegee (Rep.) of New London, 
as he cast his vote against President Wilson’s Child 
Labor bill. 

Senator Brandegee voted that every infant, every 
schoolboy or girl, shall have the “right” to toil his life 
away in factory, mine or mill. 

























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REPRESENTATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 


There are 168 towns in the State—90 sent two Represen¬ 
tatives, and 78 one each, making 258 member of the House; 
these towns are divided into 35 Senatorial Districts; and 
the State into 5 Congressional Districts. 

The Counties, and their Senators and Representatives 
are as follows: 



Senators 

Represei 

Hartford . 

. 7 

45 

New Haven . 

. 10 

39 

New London . 

. 3 

30 

Fairfield . 

. 7 

34 

Windham. 

. 2 

24 

Litchfield . 

. 2 

24 

Middlesex . 

. 2 

22 

Tolland . 

. 1 

22 

RULES OF THE 

DEMOCRATIC 

PARTY 


1. All state conventions shall be called by the Dem¬ 
ocratic State Central Committee by advertising in the 
newspapers or by notification through the mail to the 
chairman of each town committtee, at least three (3) 
weeks in advance, said notice to contain the time and 
place of the holding of such convention and the basis of 
representation therein, and shall be signed by the chair¬ 
man and secretary of said committee. The said State 
Committee shall select the temporary chairman of such 
convention, who shall have the right to cast a vote dis¬ 
solving a tie, but not otherwise. 

2. The basis of representation in all conventions com¬ 
posed of delegates from more than one town shall be as 
follows:— 












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Each town shall be entitled to twice as many delegates 
as it has representatives in the Legislature, and all towns 
in which the vote cast at the last presidential election ex¬ 
ceeds 1,000 shall be entitled to one additional delegate for 
each additional 1,000 votes then cast, and also each frac¬ 
tion thereof exceeding one-half. 

3. At all Democratic State Conventions there shall be 
two sessions; a preliminary session, to be called at eight 
o’clock in the evening of the first day, to dispose of rou¬ 
tine matters, and to effect a permanent organization, and 
on the following day at ten a. m. a session for the purpose 
of nominating candidates and for the purpose of transact¬ 
ing such other business as may properly come before said 
convention. 

4. All caucuses in the several towns for the appoint¬ 
ment of delegates to the State Convention, shall be held at 
least fourteen (14) days before the meeting of said con j 
ventions. 

5. It shall be the duty of the chairman of each town 
committee to send a copy of the credentials of the dele¬ 
gates to said convention of his town, properly attested by 
the chairman and secretary of the caucus to the Secretary 
of the Democratic State Central Committee, at least ten 
(10) days prior to the convention. 


STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE 

1. The Democratic State Central Comittee shall be 
composed of one representative from each senatorial dis¬ 
trict in the state, to be elected biennially at the state con¬ 
vention, all of whom shall hold their positions (except as 
otherwise provided) from the day of their election, for the 
term of two years, or until their successors have been 







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chosen except that in presidential election years said 
committee shall be elected at the convention held to elect 
delegates to the national convention and the state com¬ 
mittee so elected shall hold office until the state conven¬ 
tion held two years thereafter or until their successors 
have been chosen. 

2. Within one week after its election, the members- 
elect of the Democratic State Central Committee shall 
meet for organization and elect a chairman, a secretary, 
an assistant secretary, and a treasurer from or outside of 
its membership. Said committee shall hear and decide all 
contested elections of delegates, subject to appeal to the 
convention. It may, at any time by a two-thirds vote, 
expel any of its own members for disloyalty, and shall fill 
vacancies caused by death, resignation or removal. It 
shall decide upon the time and place of holding state 
conventions. 

3. The duties of the Assistant Secretary shall consist in 
having charge of the permanent organization of the Dem¬ 
ocratic Party in the State of Connecticut, under the super¬ 
vision of the Secretary and in attending to such other 
duties as are usually incident to such office. The salary 
of the office shall be $2,000 per annum, which amount shall 
be paid from such sums of money as are collected by such 
Assistant Secretary. 


OTHER COMMITTEES AND CONVENTIONS 

1. In each congressional and probate district and also 
in each County there shall be a committee, consisting in 
each case of three, which committee shall be elected at 
the biennial convention of each congressional, probate 
district and County, and the secretary of each convention 



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electing such a committee shall immediately file with the 
Secretary of the State Central Committee a certified copy 
of the vote electing such committee. 

2. Said committee shall from among their members ap¬ 
point a chairman of said committee, who shall also act as 
temporary chairman of the convention held in said dis¬ 
trict or county. 

3. Such committee shall each serve for two years and 
until their successors are elected, and shall call the con¬ 
ventions of their respective districts in the same manner 
as the state convention is called by the State Central Com¬ 
mittee, which said conventions shall be held not later than 
the fourth Tuesday preceding the date of the state election 
in any year, and shall select the temporary chairman of 
the conventions in their respective districts, which tem¬ 
porary chairman shall have the right to cast a vote dis¬ 
solving a tie, but not otherwise. 

4. All delegates to such conventions must be chosen at 
least one week previous to the date fixed for the holding 
of such conventions, and a list of the delegates so chosen 
must be filed with the Secretary of the State Central 
Committee at least five (5) days previous to the date so 
fixed, by the secretary of each caucus choosing such dele¬ 
gates. The basis of representation in such conventions 
shall be the same as that in the state conventions. A list of 
the nominees of any such convention shall be filed by the 
Secretary thereof with the Secretary of the State Central 
Committee within three days after such nominations are 
made. 

5. In each senatorial district in the state the State 
Central Committeeman in said district shall call said con¬ 
ventions in accordance with the rules hereinbefore set 
forth and said State Central Committeeman shall act as a 
temporary chairman of said Senatorial convention. The 
representation in such convention shall be the same as 
that in the State Conventions except that in towns where 







there is one or more senatorial district the basis of rep¬ 
resentation to said Convention shall be according to the 
rules of the Town Committee in the town in which said 
senatorial districts are so located and not otherwise. 

6. In case of the death or resignation of any congres¬ 
sional, senatorial or probate or County Convention can¬ 
didate, or the adjournment of any congressional, senato¬ 
rial, probate or County Convention without nominating 
any candidate, or in case a vacancy exists in regard to any 
congressional, senatorial, or probate or county convention 
candidate for any other reason, the Democratic State 
Central Committee shall have power to fill such vacancy. 


TOWN COMMITTEES 

Town Committees shall consist of not less than three 
members and shall be chosen in such manner and for such 
terms as the town caucuses or conventions in the various 
towns electing them shall prescribe. The secretary of any 
caucus or convention electing a town committee shall im¬ 
mediately file a list of the names of such committee with 
the Secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee. 


ABANDONED FARMS IN CONNECTICUT. 

Two thousand abandoned farms in Connecticut have 
disappeared, largely since the Democrats inaugurated 
and pushed a real policy of building good roads in the 
state, connecting up the smaller communities with the 
larger ones, opening up avenues for the economical 
distribution of farm products and inviting travel in the 
state. 

The last Republican Legislature killed the good roads 
policy in Connecticut by shutting off the appropriation. 

The Democratic party is pledged to restore it. 




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DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM 


Adopted at New Haven, September 20, 1916. 

The Democratic party in Connecticut, in State Conven¬ 
tion assembled, reaffirms its allegiance to the principles of 
Democracy as expressed in the national platform and 
pledges itself to seek with patriotic zeal re-election of 
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall, and of a Con¬ 
gress devoted to Democratic policies, that the nation may 
be saved from war and that the present period of unprece¬ 
dented and well distributed prosperity may be continued. 

In 1910-1912 a Democratic governor was elected, and the 
Democratic administration passed much remedial legisla¬ 
tion, including the Workmen’s Compensation act, a law es¬ 
tablishing Civil Service, and a law strengthening the stat¬ 
ute against corrupt practices. 

The Workmen’s Compensation act has been judicially 
construed as not clearly declaring the intention of the 
Legislature to include occupational diseases. We favor 
an amendment to heal this defect, to shorten the period 
preceding compensation and otherwise to make the stat¬ 
ute conform to the best modern practices. 

The last Republican Legislature destroyed by evil 
amendment the Civil Service law of the State and rein¬ 
stituted the spoils system. We pledge ourselves to restore 
the law to its former vigor. 

During the campaign of 1912 certain candidates ex¬ 
pended great sums of money upon the theory that the 
provisions of the corrupt practices act had been success¬ 
fully evaded. We favor such amendments as will make a 
like evasion hereafter impossible. 

The Democratic administration of 1910 and 1912 made 
large appropriations for the construction of new highways. 
The Republican administration now in power has sus- 





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pended the policy of making such appropriations. We 
pledge ourselves to abundant provision for new roads, and 
especially such as may connect the maximum number of 
farms with the existing trunk lines and main highways. 

We declare for the further extension of home rule to 
cities, towns and boroughs; for an amendment to Section 
1296 of the General Statutes to define more clearly the 
rights of workers ; for popular election of county commis¬ 
sioners; for provision for a bureau of labor statistics; for 
gubernatorial appointment of judges of minor courts; for 
repeal of personal tax law; for the conservation of public- 
franchises for the public benefit; for abolition of contract 
labor in prisons; for laws forbidding pernicious lobbying; 
for laws to secure just taxation and for such general leg¬ 
islation as is best to promote the interests of agriculture, 
labor, commerce and manufacturing, with especial regard 
to the protection of minors and women from excessive 
hours of toil and from employment in unhealthful occupa¬ 
tions; also for adequate provision for care of sufferers 
from tuberculosis; we favor the submission of the question 
of enfranchisement of women to the voters of the state 
for their determination. 

We pledge the enactment of legislation providing that 
members of the state militia called into active service out¬ 
side the borders of the state at any time in the future 
shall be assured of the right to vote in all elections and 
providing a definite and fixed plan of state maintenance 
of dependents of such militiamen. 

We invite attention of the Progressive voters of the 
state to the achievements of the Democratic Congress in 
the interests of humanity and urg their support of a party 
which pledges itself to carry out the same principles in 
state legislation. 






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STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEMEN 

David E. FitzGerald, Chairman 

1. Ja„mes Deegan, Hartford 

2. Charles J. Dillon, Hartford 

3. Herman Koppelman, Hartford 

4. Edmund A. Clune, 647 Main St., Hartford 

5. Thomas Hewes, Farmington 

6. George M. Landers, New Britain 

7. Michael J. Connor, Thompsonville 

8. Thomas E. Cahill, New Haven 

9. Edward P. O’Meara, New Haven 

10. James E. McGann, New Haven 

11. M. Frank Hope, New Haven 

12. Hugh P. Prior, Wallingford 

13. Owen Horan, Meriden 

14. Arthur B. O’Keefe, West Haven 

15. James A. Hynes, Waterbury 

16. John F. Tobin, Waterbury 

17. William R. Palmer, Oxford 

18. William H. Farrell, New London 

19. Thomas J. Kelly, Norwich 

20. John C. Gary, Waterford 

21. Michael J. Clabby, Bridgeport 

22. Patrick H. Brady, Bridgeport 

23. William F. Russell, Bridgeport 

24. Lester O. Peck, Redding 

25. Hezekiah Elwood, Fairfield 

26. Hanford S. Weed, New Canaan 

27. John Walsh, Stamford 

28. Asa M. Ross, Thompson 

29. John M. Bessette, Danielson 

30. Frank E. Coe, Torrington 

31. Edward S. Roberts, East Canaan 

32. John F. Addis, New Milford. 

33. Daniel J. McCarthy, Middletown 

34. Rollin U. Tyler, Tylerville 

35. Michael D. O’Connell,* Stafford 





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CHAIRMEN OF TOWN COMMITTEES 


(Post Office is same at Town except where differently 
stated at the right.) 

(The Numbers refer to the Senatorial District in which 
the Town is Located.) 


♦Andover, 35—Edward M. Yeomans. 
Ansonia, 17—William Condon. 

♦Ashford, 28—James E. A. Knowles, 
♦Avon, 5—Martin Moroney, 
♦Barkhamsted, 31—Leon A. Coe, 

♦Beacon Falls, 17—Daniel J. Carrington. 
♦Berlin, 5—John A. Moore, 

♦Bethany, 14—Frederick E. Payne, 
♦Bethel, 24—William R. Fisher. 
♦Bethlehem, 32—Albert E. Johnson. 
Bloomfield, 7—Charles Dwyer. 

Bolton, 35—J. White Sumner. 

♦Bozrah, 20—John S. Sullivan, 

Branford, 12—Arthur H. McGowan. 
♦Bridgeport, 21-22-23—Hugh J. Lavery, 
♦Bridgewater, 32—C. C. Shannon. 

Bristol, 5—William L. Canty. 

Brookfield, 24—Cornelius L. Dean. 
♦Brooklyn, 29—George W. Talbot, 
♦Burlington, 5—Elliott Alderman, 
♦Canaan, 31—Henry E. Howe, 

♦Canton, 7—John Nulty. 

♦Canterbury, 29—William Cone, 

Chaplin, 29—Burton M. Welch. 

♦Cheshire, 14—C. A. ^Buckingham, 
♦Chester, 34—John Egeter, 


Mansfield 

Collinsville 

Riverton 

Kensington 

Westville 


Bozrahville 


Newfield Blgd. 


Danielson 
Unionville, R. D. 
Falls Village 

South Canterbury 

West Cheshire 
P. O. Box 275 



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♦Clinton, 34—R. B. Lively. 

♦Colchester, 20—John F. O’Connell. 
♦Colebrook, 31—William E. Willis. 
♦Columbia, 35—George H. Champlin, 
Cornwall, 31—George R. Smith, 
♦Cornwall, 31—George R. Smith, 
♦Coventry, 35—Frederick J. Snyder, 
♦Cromwell, 33—James McNeil. 
♦Danbury, 24—Wallace G. Olmstead, 
♦Darien, 26—James Bennett, 

♦Derby, 17—Peter McAvoy. 

♦Durham, 34—Homer L. Johnson, 
♦Eastford, 28—Charles A. Wheaton, 
♦East Granby, 7—William A. Seymour. 
♦East Haddam, 34—Joseph A. Williams, 
East Hampton, 34—William H. Wall 
♦East Hartford, 4—John J. Burke, 

♦East Haven, 12—Julius E. Brooks. 

♦East Lyme, 20—Walter L. Smith, 
Easton, 25—John H. Candee. 

♦East Windsor, 7—Dennis J. Kilty’ 
♦Ellington, 35—Thomas W. Kelley. 
♦Enfield, 7—M. J. Connor, 

Essex, 34—W. L. Champlin, 

Fairfield, 25—H. R. Elwood, 
♦Farmington, 5—Andrew J. Birdseye, (1 
Farmington, 5—W. A, Trewhella, 
Franklin, 20—Thomas Newman, 
Glastonbury, 4—B. H. Griswold. 
♦Goshen, 30—Edwin O. Wright. 

♦Granby, 7—Fred E. Rice. 

♦Greenwich, 27—John Maher. 

♦Griswold, 20—Michael E. Shea, 

♦Groton, 18—Frederick H. Brewer, 
♦Guilford, 12—J. Harrison Monroe. 
♦Haddam, 34—Philip C. Arnold. 


Leonard Bridge 
West Cornwall 
West Cornwall 
South Coventry 

Hotel Green 
Noroton Heights 
18 Summitt St. 
Durham Center 
Phoenixville 

Moodus, Conn. 

P. O. Box 312 
14 Prospect St. 

Niantic 

Warehouse Pt, 

Thompsonville 
Ivoryton, Box 74 
Fairfield, Conn, 
st. Dist.). 

Unionville 
Franklin, Conn. 


Jewett City 
West Mystic 




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♦Hamden, 12—Samuel C. Fitch, Mount Carmel 

♦Hampton, 29—Austin E. Pearl. 

♦Hartford, 1-2-3—George Ulrich, 

Hartland, 7—Carlton E. Osborn, 

*Harwinton, 30—Walter S. Balch, 

Hebron, 35—Cyrus H. Pendleton. 

♦Huntington, 25—Bennett N. Beard, 

♦Kent, 31—G. A. Vincent. 

♦Killingly, 28—Alcott D. Sayles, 

♦Killingworth, 34—Arthur E. Parmelee, 

♦Lebanon, 20—Reuben P. Burgess. 

♦Ledyard, 19—Charles A. Gray, Norwich, R. F. D. No. 6 
♦Lisbon, 20—J. G. Bromley, Norwich, R. F. D. No. 4 

♦Litchfield, 30—Richard V. Tobin. 

♦Lyme, 20—Jared S. Daniles, 

♦Madison, 12—J. Myron Hull. 

♦Manchester, 4—John,F. Limerick. 

♦Mansfield, 35—James W. Green, 

♦Marlborough, 4—J. C. Vergason, 

♦Meriden, 13—Michael J. Doran. 

♦Middlebury, 17—Lyman E. Smith. 

Middlefield, 33—James Cronin. 

♦Middletown, 33—James H. Fagan, 

♦Milford, 14—William F. Renoud, 

Monroe, 25—Frederick W. Wheeler, 

Montville, 20—C. W. Comstock, 

♦Morris, 25—William F. Kirchberger, 

♦Naugatuck, 14,—William Kennedy. 

♦New Britain, 6—William F. Mangan, 

♦New Canaan, 26—Hanford S. Weed. 

♦New Fairfield, 24—George M. Nevius, Danbury, R. F. D. 19 
♦New Hartford, 30—Frank M. Chapin, Pine Meadow 

♦New Haven, 8-9-10-11—Edw. P. O’Meara. 

♦Newington, 4—Walter L. Morgan. 

♦New London, 18—John F. Murray, 109 Blackhall St. 

New Milford, 32—John F. Addis. 


688 Main St. 
West Hartford 
Torrington, R. F. D. 

Shelton 

East Killingly 
Chester, Box 185 


Hadlyme, Conn. 


Eagleville 
East Hampton, Conn. 


Rockfall, Conn. 
Park Place 
19 Wharf St. 
Stepney Route, 14 
Norwich 
Thomaston, R. F. D. 

272 Main St. 


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Branford, R. F. D. 

Canaan 

Montowese 


*Newtown, 25—Jesse A. James, Hawleyville 

Norfolk, 31—John Mulville. 

*North Branford, 12—Elbert M. Rose, 

*North Canaan, 31—John H. Graves, 

North Haven, 12—Gustave C. Uhl, 

*North Stonington, 20—John L. York. 

Norwalk, 26—William J. Devine. 

Norwich, 19—Erroll L. Lillibridge. 

Old Lyme, 20—F. M. Roche. 

*01d Saybrook, 34—Matthew J. Golden. 

*Orange, 14—Eugene J. Grimes, 

^Oxford, 17—Frank A. Leeke, 

^Plainfield, 29—James Ward, 

*Plainville, 5—H. A. Castle. 

^Plymouth, 32—James L. Emmett, 

*Pomfret, 29—Edwin T. White, 

*Portland, 34—Herbert E. Ellsworth, 

*Putnam, 28—Omer LaRue, 

Preston, 19—A. B. Burdick, 

Prospect, 14—Frank R. Allen. 

^Redding, 24—Charles Sanford, 

*Ridgefield, 24—Frank Taylor. 

*Rocky Hill, 4—Clayton R. Spencer. 

Roxbury, 32—Albert H. Buckingham. 

*Salem, 20—James Lane, Colchester, R. F. D. No. 3 

Salisbury, 31—George H. Clark. 

*Saybrook, 34—Robert Rankin, Deep River 

*Scotland, 29—Daniel T. Murphy, Baltic, R. F. D., No. 1. 
*Seymour, 17—Jasper F. Otto. 


West Haven 
Seymour, R. F. D. 
Wauregan 

Terry ville 
Pomfret Center 
65 E. Main St. 
58 Woodstock Ave. 
Norwich, R. F. D. No. 1 

Redding Ridge 


*Sharon, 31—E. Franklin Byron. 

*Sherman, 24—Leslie L. Judd, Gaylordsville, R. F. D. No. 1 
*Simsbury, 7—Harry N. Curtiss. 

*Somers, 35—Harry S. Stevenson. 

*Southbury, 17—John H. Cassidy, South Britain 

^Southington, 5—William J. Hurley. 

*South Windsor, 4—Frederick C. Jones. 




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♦Sprague, 20—Daniel Day, Baltic 

♦Stafford, 53—Lott O. Halloran, Stafford Springs 

Stamford, 27—Thomas F. Keegan. 

♦Sterling, 29—Orren W. Bates, Oneco 

♦Stonington, 20—Christipher J. Ledwith. 

♦Stratford, 25—Howard W. Curtis. 

Suffield, 7—George A. Peckham. 

♦Thomaston, 32—William M. Hauley. 

♦Thompson, 28—Philip Woisard, North Grosvenordale 

Tolland, 35—F. A. Newman. 

Torrington, 30—J. M. Hefferman, 44 Albert St. 

♦Trumbull, 25—Emil T. Berger, Route 52, Bridgeport 

♦Union, 35—A. M. Heck, Stafford Springs, R. F. D. No. 2 
♦Vernon, 35—Phillip W. Sachse, Rockville 

♦Voluntown, 20—James H. Dixon, Moosup, R. F. D. 

Wallingford, 12—John G. Phelan. 

♦Warren, 32—William Forestelle, Cornwall Bridge 

Washington, 32—Herbert G. Hallock, Washington Depot 
♦Waterbury, 15-16—Timothy J. Brennan, 52 East Main St. 
♦Waterford, 20—A. H. Lanphere. 

Watertown, 32—M. A. Brahen. 

♦Westbrook, 34—Horace E. Kelsey. 

♦West Hartford, 5—Christopher M. Gallup, 39 Steel Road 
♦Weston, 25—Wilbur Sturges, Georgetown, R. F. D. 

Westport, 25—Homer S. Beers. 

♦Wethersfield, 4—John C. Warner. 

Willington, 35—D. F. Rogers, 

♦Wilton, 26—C. O. Oakland. 

♦Winchester, 31—Ralph E. Alford, 

♦Windham, 29—James F. Twomey, 

Windsor, 7—William Gilligan. 

♦Windsor Locks, 7—John J. Byrnes. 

Wolcott, 14—Arthur W. Harrison. 

Woodbridge, 14—Joseph N. Perkins. 

♦Woodbury, 32—William Crighton, Hotchkissville, R. F. D. 
♦Woodstock, 28—Asa B. Scranton, Jr., South Woodstock 


South Willington 

Winsted 
174 Jackson St., 
Willimantic 


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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. 


(Post Office is same as Town except where differently; 
stated at the right.) 

(The Numbers refer to the Senatorial District in which 
the Town is located.) 

*Andover, 35—Ward B. Talbott. 

Ansonia, 17—Thomas F. Frowley, 

*Ashford, 28—Nathaniel L. Knowlton, 

*Avon, 5—Martin Moroney, 

*Barkhamsted, 31—Chester Hart. 

*Beacon Falls, 17—Charles D. Roberts. 

^Berlin, 5—James E. Corr, 

*Bethany, 14—Wright L. Russell, 

*Bethel, 24—Henry B. Meeker. 

*Bethlehem, 32—Charles Wiltshire. 

*Bloomfield, 7—Charles Dwyer. 

Bolton, 35—Walter E. Howe. 

*Bozrah, 20—Samuel A. Gager, Yantic, R. F. D. No. 1 

Branford, 12—Wilfred L. Moore. 

Branford, 12—Edward H. Howd, 

^Bridgeport, 21-22-23—James F. Rooney, 

*Bridgewater, 32—John H. Randall. 

Bristol, 5—William A. Hayes. 

Thomas F. Hackett. 

Charles F. Angerbower, 

Brookfield, 24—Edward Montross, Danbury, R. F. D. 18 

^Brooklyn, 29—Herbert Lyman, (1st Dist.). 

John M. Bessette, 2nd Dist.), Danielson 
^Burlington, 5—Thomas Roche, Unionville, R. F. D. 

*Canaan, 31—George H. Dean, Falls Village 

*Canterbury, 29—Fred A. Cone, South Canterbury 


Stony Creek 
202 State St. 


Forestville 


Howard Ave. 
Mansfield, Conn. 
Collinsville 


Kensington 

Westville 



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*Canton, 7—Albert Elston (1st Dist.), Collinsville 

Lewis Case (2nd Dist.), Canton Center 

Chaplin, 29—Charles S. Turner, Chaplin 

^Cheshire, 14 —Frank P. Smith, West Cheshire 

^Chester, 34 —Fred C. Bishop. 

*Clinton, 34 —Charles D. Stevens. 

*Colchester, 20—John J. Shea. 

*Colebrook, 31—William E. Willis. 

*Columbia, 35—Charles Marshall. 

^Cornwall, 32—George R. Smith, 

^Coventry, 35—Clayton E. Carver, 

*Cromwell, 33—Sylvester Butler. 

*Danbury, 24 —Michael J. Lynch, 

*Darien, 26—James Bennett, 

*Derby, 17—William Riordan, 

^Durham, 34 —Thomas McCarthy. 

*Eastford, 28—Charles A. Wheaton, 

*East Granby, 7—Harlow T. Drew. 

*East Haddam, 34 —Joseph A. Williams, 

East Hampton, 34—Henry Z. Royce, (1st Dist.). 

Thomas M. Cavanaugh (2nd Dist.) 


West Cornwall 
South Coventry 

Main St. 
Noroton Heights 
12 West 9th St. 

Phoenixville 

Moodus, Conn. 


R. F. D. No. 1 

*East Hartford, 4 —William E. Carroll, Rector St. 

*East Haven, 12—Charles H. Stanton. 

*East Lyme, 20—Lincoln Smith, (1st Dist.), Niantic 

James Huntley, (2nd Dist.) 

Easton, 25—John H. Candee. 

*East Windsor, 7—John Bassinger, Warehouse Point 

*Ellington, 35—William J. Hetzler, Rockville, R. F. D. No. 4 
*Enfield, 7—S. L. Mitchell, Thompsonville 

Essex, 34 —Adelbert C. Field. 

Fairfield, 25—James Farrell. 

^Farmington, 5—David Jacques, (2nd Dist.), Unionville 
Franklin, 20—Henry Bellows, No. Franklin, R. F. D. No 1 
Glastonbury, 4—Frank W. McLean, South Glastonbury 
Herbert W. Lathrop, South Glastonbury 


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*Goshen, 30—Harry H. North. 

♦Granby, 7—Milo D. Wilcox. 

♦Greenwich, 27—Thomas E. Fox. 

♦Griswold, 20—Timothy E. Shea. 

Arba Browning. 

*Groton, 18—John W. Chapman. 

Loren Park. 

Latham Avery. 

*Guilford, 12—E. P. Bates. 

Thomas H. Landon. 

*Haddam, 34—William H. Kelsey, (1st Dist.). 

Everett Kahsman, (2nd Dist.) Higganum 
Harvey G. Brainerd, East Hampton, R. F. D. 
*Hamden, 12—Daniel Welch, Mount Carmel 

Hampton, 29—Arthur E. Pearl. 

♦Hartford, 1-2-3—William W. Cotter, 550 Main St. 

Hartland, 7—Carl F. Schenetsky, West Hartland 

♦Harwinton, 30—Edw. R. Catlin, Torrington, R. F. D. 

Hebron, 35—Carleton B. Jones, 

♦Huntington, 25—Thomas F. O’Connell, 

♦Kent, 31—Mott Darling, 

♦Killingly, 28—Ovide Jarvis. 

James P. Aldrich, 

James R. Walsh, 

*Killingworth, 34—Frank J. Pavelka, 

Lebanon, 20—None. 

♦Ledyard, 19—Geo. A. Montgomery, Gales Ferry, R. F. D. 1 
*Lisbon, 20—George C. Phillips, Norwich, R. F. D. No. 4 
♦Litchfield, 30—Edw. M. Sepples, (1st Dist). 

Robert A. Goodwin, (2nd Dist.), R. F. D. 2 
*Lyme, 20—L. B. Brockway, Hadlyme 

♦Madison, 12—Conklin R. Darwell. 

Manchester, 4—Thomas J. Smith. 

♦Mansfield, 35—David Russ, Mansfield Center 

♦Marlborough, 4—Andrew J. Hale, East Hampton, R. F. D .2 
♦Meriden, 13—Timothy Goodwin. 


Amston 
Shelton 
South Kent 

East Killingly 
Danielson 
Clinton, R. F. D. 


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♦Middlebury, 17—William Dwyer. 

Middlefield, 33—James Cronin, Rockfalls 

♦Middletown, 33—Thomas Lawton, Main St. 

♦Milford, 14—George S. Clark, New Haven Ave. 

Monroe, 25—Edwin C. Shelton, Stepney Depot, Route 14 
Montville, 20—R. C. Binchard. 

♦Morris, 32—George E. Alvord. 

♦Naugatuck, 14—George F. Maher, 


88 Spring St., 
Union City 
Talcott St. 
New Canaan 


290 Montauk Ave. 
New Milford 


South Norwalk 
East Norwalk 


♦New Britain, 6—Thomas J. Smith, 

♦New Canaan, 26—James J. Cody, 

♦New Fairfield, 24—John H. Treadwell. 

♦New Hartford, 3—Martin Sinnott. 

New Haven, 8-9-10-11—Edward P. Keating. 

♦Newington, 4—Walter L. Morgan. 

♦New London, 18—William T. Connor, 

New Milford, 32—Frank E. Soule, 

♦Newtown, 25—Thomas F. Bradley. 

Norfolk, 31—P. F. Bresnahan. 

Norwalk, 26—Bernard C. Feeney. 

Jeremiah Sagon, 

J. Irving Dunning, 

Norwich, 19—Cornelius J. Downs. 

♦North Branford, 12—Fred D. Dudley, Branford, R. F. D. 
♦North Canaan, 31—Norman W. Moore, Canaan 

North Haven, 12—Andrew D. Clinton, Clintonville 

♦North Stonington, 20—Lyle C. Gray, North Stonington 
Old Lyme, 20—Andrew J. McGaw. 

♦Old Saybrook, 34—John S. Dickinson. 

♦Orange, 14—Thomas Hoey (1st Dist.), West Haven 

Michael Tracy (2nd Dist.). 

♦Oxford, 17—Frank A. Leeke, Seymour, R. F. D. 

♦Plainfield, 29—F. I. Racine. 

♦Plainville, 5—Alfred D. Cady. 

♦Plymouth, 32 —None. 

♦Pomfret, 29—Fred Darling, 


Pomfret Center 


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^Portland, 34—John J. Ronan. 

Preston, 19—Henry M. Betting, Norwich, R. F .D. No. 6 
Prospect, 14—Frank R. Allen, Waterbury, R. F. D. No. 2 
*Putnam, 28—George Potvin, 28 Mill St. 

*Redding, 24—E. M. Bradley, (1st Dist.), Redding Ridge 
Antonio Santinely (2nd Dist.), Georgetown 
*Ridgefield, 24—Frank Taylor. 

*Rocky Hill, 4—Henry B. Whitford. 

Roxbury, 32—Henry W. Trowbridge. 

*Salem, 20—Robert A. Bailey, Colchester, R. F. D. No. 3 
Salisbury, 31—William P. Russell. 

*Saybrook, 34—Daniel P. Duggan, Deep River 

^Scotland, 29—Leon J. Moffitt. 

*Seymour, 17—Frederick B. Early. 

*Sharon, 31—Everett Pitcher. 

*Sherman 24—Leslie L. Judd, Gaylordsville, R. F. D. No. 1 
*Simsbury, 7—Edmund Holcomb, Simsbury 

*Somers, 35—Benjamin F. Pinney, Ellington, R. F. D. 
*Southbury, 17—Charles S. Brown. 

*Southington, 5—William J. Hurley. 

*South Windsor. 4—Frederick C. Jones. 

*Sprague, 20—Daniel Day, Baltic 

*Stafford, 35—P. J. Murray, Stafford Springs 

Stamford, 27—Albert Phillips. 

^Sterling, 29—Fred A. Wilcox, Oneco 

*Stonington, 20—William C. Robinson. 

^Stratford, 25—None. 

Suffield, 7—Weston L. Stiles. 


*Thomaston, 32—John J. Rabbitt. 
^Thompson, 28—Clarence Stevens, 
Tolland, 35—J. S. Usher. 
Torrington, 30—Edw. P. Quinn, 
*Trumbull, 25—Burr F. Beach, 
*Union, 35—L. B. Booth, 

*Vernon, 35—Leo J. Kelley, 
*Voluntown, 20—Leonard B. Kinne. 


East Thompson 

61 Taylor St. 
Route 3, Bridgeport 
Stafford Springs 
Doane Bldg., Rockville 


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♦Wallingford, 12—James J. Kane. 

♦Warren, 32—Alfred Ohman, New Preston 

Washington, 32—Cortland D. Cole, Washington Depot 
♦Waterbury, 15-16—Henry W. O’Connor. City Hall 

♦Waterford, 20—W. E. Gallup. 

C. H. Douglass, Quaker Hill 

Watertown, 32—Fred Keilty, (1st Dist.). 

T. J. Kelley, (2nd Dist.), Oakville 


♦Westbrook, 34—Edwin A. Post. 

♦West Hartford, 5—Burton E. Hilton, 107 Prospect Ave., 

Hartford, Conn. 


♦Weston, 25—Irving J. Lockwood, Georgetown, R. F. D. 41 
Westport, 25—John J. Sullivan, Saugatuck 


♦Wethersfield, 4—Wm. H. Warner. 

Willington, 35—Frank R. Mason. Mansfield 

♦Wilton, 26—Wm. K. J. Hubbell. 

♦Winchester, 31—Felix Gallagher, Winsted 

♦Windham, 29—Patrick F. Donohue, 227 Jackson St. 

Willimantic 

Windsor, 7—Albert E. Lennox (1st Dist.), Windsor 

Windsor Locks, 7—Redmond Brett. 

Wolcott, 14—Samuel Wilson, Waterbury, R. F. D. No. 4 
Woodbridge, 14—Frank G. Northrop. 

♦Woodbury, 32—W. A. Newton, North Woodbury 

♦Woodstock, 28—Vernon T. Wetherell, East Woodstock 


(♦Signifies appointed this year.) 


THE HISTORY OF WORKMEN’S 
COMPENSATION IN CONNECTICUT. 
PASSED UP—By the Republicans. 
PASSED—By the DEMOCRATS 



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NEW NATURALIZATION LAWS 


Necessary Steps to Become Naturalized 

1. The alien must make a declaration of intention to 
become a citizen. This declaration can be made before 
the Clerk of the United States District Court or before the 
Clerk of the Superior Court within the counties of New 
London, Windham, Tolland, Middlesex, Fairfield or Litch¬ 
field. No witnesses are necessary when making this dec¬ 
laration. It is necessary that the applicant be, at least, 
eighteen years old and at the time of making his declara¬ 
tion, he shall state his name, age, occupation, personal 
description, place of birth, last foreign residence, etc: In 
making his declaration to the Superior Court he must 
make it in the county wherein he resides. 

2. Not less than two years, nor more than seven years 
after the applicant has made his declaration of intention, 
he must file with the Clerk, a petition for naturalization in 
his own handwriting. This petition must give his full name, 
his residence, his occupation, date and place of birth, place 
from which he emigrated, etc. The petition must be verified 
by affidavits of two credible witnesses who are citizens of 
the United States, and who shall state that they have per¬ 
sonally known the applicant to be a resident of the United 
States for a period of at least five years continuously and 
of the State of Connecticut for a period of one year imme¬ 
diately preceding date of application, and that he is of 
good moral character and is qualified to be admitted as a 
citizen. These petitions for naturalization can be made at 
any time. 

3. The applicant must appear in court, and make oath 



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that he will support the Constitution of the United States 
and that he renounces all allegiance to any foreign power. 
The applicant must have present in court, at this hearing, 
two witnesses to give testimony as to the facts of resi¬ 
dence, moral character, etc. 


GENERAL SUGGESTIONS 


Ninety days must elapse between the time of filing the 
petition and the final hearing. 

No person can be naturalized within thirty days pre¬ 
ceding any general election in Connecticut. 

The applicant may have his name changed at the time of 
issuing the Certificate of Naturalization. 

Neither an anarchist, nor a polygamist can be nat¬ 
uralized. 

The applicant must be able to speak the English lan¬ 
guage* except those who are physically unable to do so. 

In the event that the applicant has not resided in Con¬ 
necticut for a period of five years, continuously, he must 
prove, by two witnesses, at the court hearing, that he has 
lived in Connecticut one year next preceding the hearing 
and must prove a residence of four years more in the 
United States. The proof of residence outside of Con¬ 
necticut may be made by the depositions of two witnesses 
who are citizens of the United States. 

At the court hearing, the applicant will be required to 
answer certain questions put to him by the court. 

Any person who has resided continuously in the United 
States during the period of five years next preceding May 
1st, 1910, who, because of misinformation, has failed to 
complete the necessary steps to become naturalized, may 
show such facts to the court, and the court may issue a 
Certificate of Naturalization at its discretion. 




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Blank forms, “Facts for Declaration of Intention” and 
“Facts for Petition for Naturalization,” can be obtained 
from the clerks of the various courts for use by the appli¬ 
cants. When these forms are returned to the clerk he will 
inform the applicant whether all the required information 
ha3 been furnished. 


THE FOLLOWING FEES ARE REQUIRED 

1. For receiving and filing a Declaration of Intention.$1.00 

2. For making, filing and docketing the petition of an 

alien for admission as a citizen of the United 


States and for the final hearing. 2.00 

3. For entering the final order and the issuance of the 

Certificate of Citizenship . 2.00 


The above is a digest of the Naturalization Laws as set 
forth by the Act of Congress of June 29th, 1906, and as 
amended by the Act of March 4th, 1909, and by the Act of 
June 25th, 1910, and by the Act of March 4th, 1913. 

Complete copies of the Naturalization Laws may be had, 
upon application to the Department of Labor, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. 


WHICH COURSE WOULD YOU HAVE CHOSEN? 

“A great deal of fun has been had over ‘note-writing,’ 
—although we used in other days to be fond of quoting, 
‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ But President 
Wilson had just two tools he could use—his pen with 
his brain behind it, OR YOUR LIFE. He had to use 
either the tools of diplomacy or he had to use American 
fathers, brothers and sons—of whom YOU would likely 
have been one.”—From the Detroit News (Ind.). 






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SYNOPSIS 

of the 

ELECTION LAWS 

With a few general notes added. 

All references are to sections of the General Statutes, 
Revision of 1902. 


(It has been deemed advisable to omit the printing of 
the Statutes and Public Acts which have appeared in pre¬ 
vious Year Books on the theory that they are often com¬ 
plex and difficult of interpretation. An attempt has been 
made to give a synopsis of these laws. Should questions 
arise which are not covered in this book, they may be re¬ 
ferred to the Secretary of the Democratic State Central 
Committee.) 

(No attempt has been made in this digest to cover 
special provisions of the law made for particular towns 
and cities. The committeemen and registrars of each 
town and city should carefully inform themselves as to 
the existence of any special law applicable to their 
city or town.) 


ELECTIONS 

NUMBER. 

There will be two elections held in 1916; the town elections 
on Monday, Oct. 16th, and the National and State election on 
Tuesday, Nov. 7th. 


HOW CONDUCTED. 

Both elections must be conducted according to the new bal¬ 
lot law and the Corrupt Practices Act. 



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POLLS, WHEN OPEN. 

The polls shall be c-pened at nine o’clock in the morning, 
unless the town shall have otherwise previously ordered. 

BALLOT BOXES. 

All ballot boxes must be provided by the selectmen and 
must have a lock which shall set and securely fasten in a mor¬ 
tise so as to be flush with the side or surface of such box and 
be so arranged as to be locked and unlocked by means of 
a key, and it shall be the duty of the selectmen of each 
town, at the expense of the town, to provide said ballot 
boxes with said locks and keys. (Chap. 205, Acts 1907.) 

VOTING BOOTHS. 

The selectmen must provide in each voting district a suitable 
room in which the ballot box shall stand. 

Each booth provided must be located in or connected with 
the room where the ballot box shall be stationed. The booths 
must be so made that the voter, after receiving his envelope 
and ballots can pass into one of them, and not be seen when 
within, and they must be provided with the necessary con¬ 
veniences for the voter to prepare ballots. They must also be 
so prepared that the voter, after preparing his ballot, can pass 
directly into the room where the ballot box stands. 

The voting room and the secret booth must ibe so arranged 
that the voter shall enter them by one passageway and leave 
them by another, (Sec. 1639.) 

SEALING OF BALLOT BOXES. 

After the ballots have been counted they shall be returned 
to the ballot box, which shall in the presence of two or more 
official'counters, be securely sealed and locked; the box shall 
thereupon be deposited with the town clerk who shall preserve 
it with the seal unbroken for six months. (1659.) 


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RERGISTARS 

TO MAKE LIST OF VOTERS. 


At least twenty days before election, the registrars must 
complete a correct list of all voters in their voting district. 
This list shall include every person who has resided in the 
state one year and in the town six months preceding election 
day, and who has been admitted or previously registered as a 
voter in the town. 

To make this list the registrars should use the list of the 
preceding year as a basis, omitting therefrom the names of 
all persons deceased and of all who have left the town. They 
should add the name of any voter formerly registered in the 
town who has returned and has had a residence in the state 
one year and in the town six months before election day. 

To this list under the title “to be made” the registrars shall 
add the names of all by whom or in whose behalf the claim is 
made to either registrar that they will be entitled to be 
made voters before election day. This claim may be made 
either orally or in writing in towns having LESS than 5,000 
inhabitants, but in towns of MORE than 5,000 inhabitants 
the claim must be made in writing. 

The following form is suggested for use in the application 
of persons desiring to be made voters: 


To the Registrars of the Town of 


19 


Application of.to be made an elector. 

Was born in.18 

Became twenty-one years of age.19 

Has resided in the United States since.18 

Has resided in the State since.19 

Has resided in the town since.19 




(Signed) 


An Elector. 











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APPLICATIONS TO BE PRESERVED. 

The registrars shall preserve for the use of the selectmen 
and town clerk when making voters all such written applica¬ 
tions. 

SESSIONS OF REGISTRARS TO PERFECT LISTS. 

For the purpose of perfecting the list of qualified voters and 
a list of voters “to be made”, added thereto, the registrars 
shall hold a session Monday, October 16, 1916, from nine 
o’clock in’the morning until five o’clock in the afternoon at 
some suitable place in their respective districts or town, of 
which session notice shall be given by publication in a news¬ 
paper or by posting upon the sign post therein, at least five 
days before said session. (Sec. 1602.) 

TIME LIMIT TO ADD NAMES TO LIST “TO BE MADE” 

No name can be added to the list “to be made” by the regis¬ 
trars after five o’clock on Monday, October 16, 1916. (Sec. 
1602.) 

NAMES TO BE ENTERED ALPHABETICALLY. 

In making up the list of voters and the added list “to ibe 
made”, the registrars must place the names alphabetically. 


LISTS TO BE DEPOSITED WITH TOWN CLERK. 

When the list is completed, the registrars shall certify the 
same, and deposit it in the town clerk’s office, and this must 
be done at least twenty days before election, 

LISTS OF CITIES TO BE PRINTED. 

The registrars of each town with a city in its limits shall 
circulate printed copies of such list in their respective voting 
districts. (Sec. 1607.) 




SESSIONS TO REVISE LISTS. 

In the said list the registrars shall give notice of the times 
and places when, within the next twelve days, they will hold 
one or more sessions for the revision and correction of said 
list, and shall also give notice of such times and places by 
publication in a newspaper in said town or by posting the same 
on the sign post therein at least five days before the first ses¬ 
sion. The selectmen shall decide the number of such sessions 
of the registrars. (Sec. 1604, as amended by Chap. 16, P. A., 
1913.) 


CORRECTION OF REGISTRY LISTS. 

At the said sessions of the registrars, held for the correction 
of the list, any voter of the town may apply to them to add 
any name to the list or erase any name therefrom, provided 
said voter has signed and filed with each registrar twenty-four 
hours before the time of said session, a written claim for such 
addition or erasure, stating the reason therefor. And in case 
of a claim for erasure, a written notice of said claim must be 
left at the registered residence of, or personally given to the 
person whose name is sought to be erased from the list, at 
least twenty-four .hours before any such session. (Sec. 1610.) 

The registrars shall take, under oath, such testimony as is 
offered as to each claim. Both registrars must consent to the 
* addition or erasure of any name from the list. (Sec. 1610.) 

APPEALS FROM THE DECISIONS OF REGISTRARS. 

From any refusal of a registrar to add to or erase any 
name, an appeal may be taken to the selectmen and town 
clerk, who shall give reasonable notice to the registrars when 
and where they shall hear the appeal, and shall require the 
testimony, under oath of at least one additional voter as to 
the qualifications of the person in dispute and shall receive 
under oath any testimony as to his qualifications which the 
registrars may offer, and the decision of the said selectmen 


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and town clerk shall govern the registrars in the matter. 
(Sec. 1611.) 

CORRECTED LIST IN TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE. 

On or before November 1st, 1916 the registrars shall deposit 
the corrected list of voters in the town clerks’ office and certi¬ 
fied by them to be correct. On this list under the title “to. be 
made” the registrars shall place the names of those applica¬ 
tions, whose qualifications will not mature in time to be acted 
upon until a meeting of the board on November 6, 1916. 

CLERICAL ERRORS. 

On election day the registrars may restore the name of any 
voter to the list whose name has been omitted by clerical 
error. (Sec. 1613.) 

VOTERS MADE NOVEMBER 6, 1916. 

If any voters are made on Monday, November 6. 1916, the 
registrars shall write their names upon the list before twelve - 
o’clock in the evening, November 6, 1916. 

REGISTRARS TO APPOINT ELECTION OFFICIALS. 

The registrars shall appoint the Moderator, Box Tenders, 
Checkers, Counters and all other election officials. If the 
registrars cannot agree upon a Moderator, the choice must be 
determined between them by lot. 

REGISTRARS TO SIGN CHECK LISTS. 

Immediately after the close of the polls the registrars shall 
write with ink on the check list used by the official checkers 
a certificate of the number of names registered thereon, the 
number of names checked as having voted, and the number 
not checked thereon, and deposit it in the town clerk’s office 
on or before the following day. (Sec. 1654.) 


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DEPUTY REGISTRAR. 

Each registrar may appoint a deputy registrar to hold office 
during his pleasure, and may at any time fill any vacancy in 
such office. He shall file with the town clerk a certificate of 
such appointment. 

VACANCY IN OFFICE OF REGISTRAR. 

In case a vacancy shall exist in office of registrar, the 
selectmen and town clerk shall appoint some suitable person 
who shall not be of the same political faith as the other regis¬ 
trar of such town. 

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR. 

Each registrar may appoint and employ one assistant for 
each voting district. 


HUGHES, AND THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY 

“We shall be obliged to repeal practically every im¬ 
portant measure the Democrats have passed.”—Candi¬ 
date Charles E, Hughes. 

Then good-bye, eight-hour day, if Hughes is elected! 



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SELECTMEN 

MEETING FOR ADMISSION OF VOTERS. 

The selectmen and town clerk of each town must meet 
on Friday, October 20, 1916, to hold a session for the 
admission of voters from nine o’clock in the forenoon 
until eight o’clock in the afternoon in towns having a pop¬ 
ulation of 5,000 or over, and from nine o’clock in the fore¬ 
noon until five o’clock in the afternoon in all other towns, 
and may publicly adjourn said meeting if necessary, from 
time to time, until Friday, October 27, 1916. 

On Friday, October 27, 1916, the selectmen and town 
clerk shall hold a session for the admission of voters from 
nine o’clock in the forenoon until eight o’clock in the 
afternoon in all towns. 

But such meetings on Friday, October 27, 1916, need not 
be held if the rights of admission of all persons on the list 
“to be made” not acted upon at prior meetings, will not 
mature until after the said day. (Sec. 1620.) 

No person can be admitted as a voter by the selectmen 
and town clerk after Friday, October 27, 1916, except such 
person or persons on the list “to be made,” who shall 
become qualified for admission after said day and on or 
before the day of election. For such persons the select¬ 
men and town clerk must hold a meeting on Monday, 
November 6, 1916, from nine o’clock in the forenoon until 
five o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of admitting 
such persons as voters and for no other purpose. (Sec. 
1620.) 


NOTICE OF MEETINGS. 

The selectmen and town clerk must give notice of the 
times and places of these meetings to be held on Friday, 
October 20, 1916, and on Friday, October 27, 1916, and on 
Monday, November 6, 1916, or of such of them as are held, 


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by publication in a newspaper published in said town, and 
by posting the same on the sign post of said town at least 
three days before each meeting. (Sec. 1620.) 

BOARD TO ENDORSE NATURALIZATION RECORD. 

If the applicant be a naturalized citizen he must present 
to the board a copy of the records of his naturalization, 
and the board must endorse the paper “approved” as the 
case may be, with the date of the application and signa¬ 
ture of the clerk of the board'. 

BOARD MAY ADMIT BLIND PERSONS. 

The board may admit as a voter any person, otherwise 
qualified, who has lost his eyesight, and who can prove 
by proper record that he has been previously admitted as 
a voter in the state. 

BOARD TO PROVIDE POLLING PLACES. 

The selectmen must provide in each town and voting 
district a suitable room or inclosure in whigh the ballot 
box (which they must also provide) shall stand on election 
day, and they must prepare in connection with this room 
or enclosure suitable rooms or booths to carry out the 
Secret Ballot Law. This law requires the selectmen to 
provide one room or booth for each one hundred and 
fifty (150) names on the registry list in the town or district. 

NOTICE OF VOTING PLACES. 

The selectmen must give public notice of the place se¬ 
lected by them as a voting place in each town and district 
at least one week before each election. (Sec. 1638.) 

LIST OF ELECTORS ADMITTED. 

The board shall deliver to the town clerk of each town 
a certified list in writing of all persqns admitted as elect¬ 
ors at either of said meetings. (Sec. 1624.) 


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SELECTMEN TO DETERMINE SESSIONS OF 
REGISTRARS. 

The selectmen shall determine the number of sessions 
which the registrars must hold for the correction of their 
lists after Monday, October 16, 1916. (1604.) 

SELECTMEN TO HEAR APPEALS FROM DECISIONS 
OF REGISTRARS. 

The selectmen and town clerk must hear and decide all 
appeals from the refusals of any registrar to add any 
name or to erase any name from the list at any meetings 
of the registrars held for the correction of the list, after 
Monday, October 16, 1916. (Sec. 1611.) 

NAMES OF CERTAIN CONVICTS. 

The selectmen shall erase from the registry list of 
names of such convicts furnished them by the clerks of 
the various courts. 

DUTIES OF TOWN CLERKS 

SITS WITH SELECTMEN TO MAKE VOTERS. 

The town clerks of each town must meet with the 
selectmen to make voters, forming the board for the ad¬ 
mission of electors. The duties of the board are fully set 
forth in this synopsis under the head “duties of selectmen”, 
and to this town clerks are referred. (Sec. 1620.) 

HEARS APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF 
REGISTRARS 

The town clerk also meets with the selectmen as a board 
to act on appeals from the refusal of either registrar to 
add or to erase any name from the list of voters. (Sec. 
1611.) 


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TO RECEIVE CERTIFIED LIST OF VOTERS. 

The town clerk shall receive from the board for the 
admission of voters a certified list in writing of all voters 
made by the board, and he shall record all such names in 
the town records. (Sec. 1624.) 

TO RECEIVE OFFICIAL CHECK LIST. 

The town clerk shall receive from the registrars on or 
before the day following the election the official check list 
with the registrar’s certificate written upon it, of the num¬ 
ber of names registered, number of names checked and 
the number of names unchecked, and the town clerk shall 
carefully preserve the same and enter a certified copy of 
the registrar’s certificate on the town record. (Sec. 1654- 
1655.) 


TO PRESERVE BALLOT BOXES SEALED. 

The town clerk shall preserve the ballot boxes sealed for 
six months after each election. (Sec. 1626-1627.) 

VOTERS 

QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS. 

The proposed voter must have the following qualifica¬ 
tions, to wit: 

1. The name of the proposed voter must appear on the 
registrar’s list of voters “to be made”. 

2. He must bfe a male citizen of the United States. 

3. He must be 21 years of age. 

4. He must have resided in the state one year previous 
to the time he offers himself for admission. 

5. He must have resided in the town six months pre¬ 
vious to the time he offers himself for admission. 


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One of said certificates he shall place in the ballot box 

6. He must be able to read. 

No person, however, shall be refused admission as a 
voter on the ground that he cannot read, provided he shall 
prove that he was admitted as a voter in the state before 
October, 1855. In the event that the applicant has lost his 
eyesight and he can prove by proper record that he has 
been previously admitted as a voter in the state, this ina¬ 
bility to read will not be a disqualification. 

7. He must sustain good moral character. 

8. He must take the oath prescribed. 

IDIOTS. 

No idiot or insane person shall be admitted as a voter. 

PAUPERS. 

The legal residence of a pauper receiving aid from a 
town is in the town chargeable with his support. 

WOMEN. 

Women are entitled to have their names placed on the 
registry list upon a separate list under the title “Women’s 
Lists”, provided they set forth the same information as is 
demanded in the case of men. They are entitled to vote 
for any officer of schools and upon any question relating 
to education or to schools. 

AGE. 

A man becomes twenty-one years old in law on the day 
before his birthday. 


MODERATOR 

The moderator at each election is appointed by the reg¬ 
istrars. He must not be a candidate for any office. 

The moderator of the first district shall be the presiding 


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officer to declare the result of the ballot of the whole 
town. He shall make returns to the Secretary of State 
on forms which he may obtain from the town clerk. 

The moderator shall place the ballot box before the box 
tender at the opening of the polls and shall publicly call 
upon the voters to bring in their ballots for such officers 
as are to be voted for. 

The moderator shall decide the right to vote of any 
challenged. (Sec. 1645-1647.) 

The moderator shall decide all doubts and disputes. 

The moderator shall, before adjournment, publicly de¬ 
clare the result of the count, and shall immediately en¬ 
dorse on said certificates that the certificates show the 
result of the official vote. (Sec. 1656. See also Chap. 250, 
Sec. 19, Acts 1909, and Chap. 263, Acts 1911.) 
and seal up with the votes cast and return to the box; 
the other shall be filed with the town clerk, by the pre¬ 
siding moderator in such town. (Sec. 1657.) 

The moderator must be sworn before entering upon the 
performance of his duties. (Sec. 1636.) 

The moderator shall admit in the enclosure containing 
the ballot box any witnesses required in case of a chal¬ 
lenge, but only one at a time ; also peace officers, if any 
are required to preserve order. 

If any voter shall fail to deposit his ballot on the ballot 
box he shall return the same to the moderator before 
leaving the enclosure. 

APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF MODERATORS. 

Any elector claiming to be aggrieved by any ruling of 
the moderator or claiming there has been a mistake in the 
count, may within three days after election appeal to the 
superior court. (Sec. 1683.) 


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BOX TENDERS 

The box tenders are appointed by the registrars, and 
have charge of the ballot box during the hours the polls 
are open. The box tenders must be sworn. 

No candidate shall be a box tender. (Sec. 1643.) 

CHECKERS 

The checkers are appointed by the registrars, and must 
be sworn in. They check the names of all voters, when 
they present their vote, on the list of voters furnished 
them by the registrars. (Sec. 1634.) 

CHALLENGERS 

A challenger for each party, appointed by the registrars, 
shall be permitted to remain in the enclosure containing 
the ballot box, and who may challenge the right of any 
person offering to vote, on the ground of want of identity 
with the person whose name he gives, or disfranchisement, 
or discontinuance of his registration. (Sec. 1645.) 

SECRET BOOTH TENDERS 

The registrars in each town shall appoint two persons to 
take charge of the rooms or booths during the hours the 
polls are open. 


COUNTERS 

The counters are appointed by the registrars and must 
be sworn. 

The counters, immediately after the count, shall, under 
their hands or the hands of a majority of them, deliver to 
the moderator a certificate in triplicate stating the whole 
number of ballots found in the box and the number re¬ 
jected as double, the number rejected for any other rea- 


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son, and the number of votes counted for each candidate 
and office respectively. 

No candidate shall be a counter. 

CENSUS 

For the purposes of all statutes relating to the registra¬ 
tion and admission of electors, the population of each 
town shall be determined by the last completed census of 
the United States. 

EMPLOYERS’ THREATS. 

Every person who shall at or within sixty days prior 
to any election attempt to influence the vote of any em¬ 
ployee in any manner whatsoever is subject to a heavy 
penalty. 


A DIGEST OF THE BALLOT LAW. 

Chapter 250, Public Acts 1909. 

Chapter 263, Public Acts 1911. 

Chapter 219, Public Acts 1913. 

Chapter 262, Public Acts 1915. 

The Secretary of State furnishes all ballots used at the 
state elections at the expense of the State. All such bal¬ 
lots are white and of uniform size. The nominees of the 
various offices are placed in columns. The party which 
polled the highest number of votes for Governor at the 
last general election shall be placed on the left. There 
is also a blank column in which an elector may write the 
name of any he desires to vote for for the designated 
office. 

At the head of the column is printed the name of the 
party, and above this is a blank circle. 

There are two ways in which an elector may vote a 
straight ticket. 


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1. Make a cross mark (x) within the circle on the head 
of the party column. 

2. Make a cross mark (x) in the small circle at the left 
of the name of each candidate in the party column. (The 
simplest way, of course, is to follow the method suggested 
in the first plan of voting a straight tiekct). 

In case one desires to split his ticket he must NOT make 
a cross (x) in the circle, but, must place a cross mark (x) 
in the small square at the left of the name of each candi¬ 
date in such column for whom he desires to vote. 

In the event, however, that an elector has made a cross 
mark (x) in the circle and has also made a cross mark (x) 
in the small square at the left of the name of any candidate 
in any column on the ballot, such ballot shall be counted 
for the candidate opposite whose name such cross mark 
(x) has been placed, and for all the candidates in the party 
column at the head of which a cross mark (x) has been 
placed. In other words, the law provides that a voter 
shall not make a cross in the circle where he proposes to 
vote a split ticket; but, it further provides, that if one 
makes a cross mark (x) in the circle to vote a split ticket, 
such method of marking will not invalidate the ballot, and 
further provides the method of counting such ballot. 

If the ballot is torn, defaced, or wrongly marked, it 
should be returned and another obtained. 

After the marking of the ballot in the booth it should be 
folded in the same creases in which it was received. 

In order that the provision of the law relative to the 
marking of ballots may be as complete as possible for the 
use of the voters, we give herewith that section of the 
law which refers to the use of the ballots, to wit:— 

“All ballots shall be printed with a blank circle three- 
fourths of an inch in diameter above the name of the 
party at the head of the ticket or list of candidates. When 
any elector desires to vote a straight ticket, that is, to 
vote for all of the candidates of a party appearing in the 


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party column on the ballot, he shall either place a cross 
mark “X” within the circle at the head of the party col¬ 
umn containing the names of such candidates, or place a 
cross mark “X” in the voting space at the left of the name 
of each candidate in such columns, and when the party col¬ 
umn, which an elector has so designated, by the cross 
mark “X” in the circle at its head, does not contain the 
names of candidates for all offices for which the elector 
was entitled to vote or does not contain the number of 
names of candidates for any office for whom the elector 
is entitled to vote, he may write in the space in said col¬ 
umn designated for such office and containing the words 
“No Nomination” the name of any person for whom he 
desires to vote for such office or may place a cross mark 
“X” in the voting space, at the left of the name of any 
candidate for such office appearing in any other party 
column. In the event that any elector does not desire to 
vote for all of the candidates whose names appear in any 
one party column, he SHALL NOT place a cross mark in 
the circle at the head of the party column but SHALL 
place a cross mark “X” in the voting space at the left of 
the name of each candidate in such column for whom he 
desires to vote. If, except as hereinbefore provided, the 
elector desires to vote for candidates whose names appear 
in different party columns on the ballot, he shall place a 
cross mark “X” in the voting space at the left of the name 
of every candidate for whom he desires to vote, and he 
may also write in the space in the “blank column” desig¬ 
nated for the office, the name of any person, not printed 
on the ballot, for whom he desires to vote, for such office, 
and such ballot shall be counted for the candidate, whose 
name is so written. In any case, where an elector has 
made a cross mark “X” in the circle at the head of any 
party column, and has also made a cross mark “X” in a 
voting space at the left of the name of any candidate in 
any column on the ballot, such ballot shall be counted for 


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the candidate opposite whose name such cross mark “X” 
shall have been placed, and for all the candidates in the 
party column, at the head of which, a cross mark “X” has 
been placed, except any candidate, for an office, for which 
the name of a candidate has been marked in another col¬ 
umn ; or whose name has been written in a blank space on 
the ballot, provided, when any elector is entitled to vote 
for more than one candidate for the same office, as in the 
case of selectmen or justices of the peace, any elector who 
places a cross mark “X” opposite the name of any candi¬ 
date for such office shall place such mark opposite the 
name of each candidate for whom he is entitled to vote, 
or his ballot shall be counted as to the candidates for such 
office only for each candidate opposite whose name the 
elector has placed the cross mark “X”. Any elector who 
wishes to vote a split ticket for selectmen may indicate his 
choice' by placing the figure “1” instead of a cross mark 
“X” in the voting space at the left of such candidate’s 
name, and a cross mark “X” in the voting space at the left 
of the name of the other candidate for selectman for 
whom he votes, and the candidate so designated by the 
figure “1” shall be deemed to be first named on such ballot. 
All ballots shall be printed on the same leaf with a stub, 
and shall be separated therefrom by a perforated line. 
The part above the perforated line designated as the stub, 
shall extend the entire width of the ballot, and shall be of 
sufficient depth to allow instructions to voters to be 
printed thereon, which depth shall not be less than two 
inches from the perforated line to the top thereof. Upon 
the face of each stub shall be printed, in the type known 
as brevier capitals, the following: “This ballot shall be 
marked with a pencil having black lead. To vote a straight 
ticket make a cross mark ‘X’ within the circle above one 
of the party columns. If the column so marked in the 
circle for a straight ticket does not contain the names of 
candidates for all offices for which you are entitled to vote 


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or the number of names of candidates for any office equal 
to the number for whom you are entitled to vote, you may 
write, in the space in said column, designated for such 
office, and containing the words ‘No Nomination,’ the 
name of any person for whom you desire to vote for such 
office, or may place a cross mark ‘X’ in the voting space 
at the left of the name of any candidate for such office 
appearing in any other party column. To vote for a por¬ 
tion only of the candidates whose names appear in any 
one party column, or to vote a split ticket, that is, for 
candidates of different parties, make no cross mark ‘X’ in 
any circle at the head of the ballot, but make a cross mark 
‘X’ before the name of each candidate for whom you 
vote, and you may also write, in the space in the ‘blank 
column’ designated for the office, the name of any person, 
not printed on the ballot, for whom you desire to vote for 
such office”. On the stub of each ballot upon which 
candidates for selectmen are voted for there shall also be 
printed: “If you wish to vote a split ticket for selectmen, 
designate your choice for first selectman by placing the 
figure T in the voting space at the left of such candidate’s 
name and place a cross mark ‘X’ in the voting space at the 
left of the name of the other candidate for selectman for 
whom you vote. Any other mark than the cross mark ‘X’ 
used for the purpose of voting (or the figure T used for 
the purpose of designating choice for first selectman) will 
render this ballot void. If you tear, deface or wrongly 
mark this ballot return it and obtain another.” In case of 
a special election to fill any vacancy in which the fore¬ 
going instructions are not applicable, the secretary is 
authorized to print such instructions as the necessities of 
the case require. On the back of all ballots, below the 
stub, at the foot and in the center thereof, shall be printed 
in the great primer Roman condensed capitals, the words 
“official ballot for”, after the word “for” shall follow the 
designation of the town, city, borough, ward, or voting 


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district, as the case may be, for which the ballot is pre¬ 
pared, the date of the election, and facsimile of the sig¬ 
nature of the secretary of the state. Ballots for towns, 
cities, or boroughs, divided into wards or voting districts 
shall be endorsed “official ballot for”, and after the word 
“for” shall follow the designation of the town, city, bor¬ 
ough, and the ward of voting district therein, as the case 
may be for which the ballot is prepared, the date of elec¬ 
tion, and a facsimile of the signature of the secretary of 
state. On the front of the stub, and immediately above 
the center of the indorsement on the back of the ballot 
when folded shall be printed a consecutive number of the 
ballot intended for such town, city, borough, and the ward 
or voting district therein, as the case may be, beginning 
with the number one and increasing in regular numerical 
order. All ballots of the same kind, prepared for the same 
polling place, shall be of the same size and arrangement, 
so that, when the stubs, numbered as aforesaid, shall be 
detached therefrom, it shall be impossible to distinguish 
any one of the ballots from the other ballots of the same 
kind. If two or more officers are to be elected to the same 
office for different terms, the term for which eacn is 
nominated shall be printed upon the ballot as a part }f 
the title of the office. If at any election one candidate is 
to be elected for a full term and another to fill a vacancy, 
the ballots containing the names of the candidates shall, 
as a part of the title of the office, designate the term 
which such candidates are severally nominated to fill. 
When no nomination has been made by any political 
party having a party column of the ballot, for an office to 
be filled at any election, the title of such office shall be 
printed in brevier capital type, with the words, “No Nom¬ 
ination”, and any elector desiring to vote for any person 
to fill such office, may write the name of such person in 
the space containing the words “No Nomination.” 


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THE EIGHT HOUR WORK DAY 


LABOR proposed it 
RAILROADS opposed it 
PUBLIC approved it 
WILSON secured it 


You Advise 

Investigation Before Action 
Mr. Hughes, 

Cemeteries are full of men who 
failed to 

ACT IN TIME 





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WORKMENS COMPENSATION 

The history of Workmen’s Compensation in Connecticut 
is a history of continual rebuff, failure, denial and defeat 
until the advent of a Democratic administration under 
Governor Simeon E. Baldwin in 1913, when a basic com¬ 
pensation act was passed and now stands as the law of 
Connecticut. 

Workmen’s Compensation sets up the principle that the 
worker who is killed or injured in the performance of his 
task, is in the service of society, and he or his estate is en¬ 
titled to immediate compensation, in proportion to his 
injury, without recourse to the courts of law. 

In 1913 practically all of the great civilized nations had 
Compensation acts in force. Many of these laws had been 
in existence as long as 25 years and had been of inesti¬ 
mable value and protection to the workers. Several states 
of the United States had statutes covering the matter. 
But all effort in Connecticut was defeated, in one Repub¬ 
lican Legislature after another. 

Law Badly Needed. 

So bitterly was the need of a Workmen’s Compensation 
law felt in Connecticut that in 1911 at a public hearing in 
Hartford, upward of 500 laboring men, including represen¬ 
tatives of the State Federation of Labor and of every indi¬ 
vidual labor union in the state, appeared before the judi¬ 
ciary committee and strongly urged the passage of a Com¬ 
pensation act. 

Despite the scope and earnestness of this appeal and the 
introduction of several bills, the Republican Legislature 
frowned on the law, defeated the bills, and adjourned with 
Workmen’s Compensation a thing of the future. 

Laws Were Against Workers. 

Death or injury to workmen in Connecticut was com- 


pensated under the old “Fellow servant” and “contributory- 
negligence” laws, iniquitous and heathenish in their 
operation.' 

A man killed at his task might leave a widow and family 
utterly destitute and unable to get a cent’s compensation, 
if it were possible to trace the accident to some careless¬ 
ness, real or alleged, of another workman. That was 
“fellow servant” idea. 

A man injured at his task, perhaps hopelessly so that his 
power as a bread-winner was forever cut off, might be 
denied bare justice in the s.ame manner. Or in either case, 
the same terrible cut-off, applying to all recompense when 
it was most bitterly needed, might be operated in case the 
killed or injured worker had been a bit careless himself 
(in fact or fancy). That was the “contributory negligence” 
clause. 


Had To Bring Civil Suit. 

The only possible way for a man to get recompense 
when injured, or for his family to get recompensed in the 
event of his death, was by process of suing for damages. 

That meant delay. 

It meant expense. 

It meant trouble with the employer. 

It meant legal bills, which must be paid, win or lose. 

Was a Blow to the Worker. 

It meant that at a time when all income was cut off, 
when money was bitterly needed for the support of de¬ 
pendents, and for doctors’ and hospitals’ bills, additional 
expenditures must be made to bring suit in the courts. 

It meant interminable delay and finally, only a chance 
of winning anything. For the defendant might set up 
either the “fellow servant” or “contributory negligence” 
clauses and get off scot free. 

Workmen’s Compensation on the other hand begins with 


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the principle that a worker, injured at his task, is injured 
in the service of his commonwealth, just as a soldier 
wounded in battle, is in the service of h'is nation. 

Compensation Is Worker’s Right. 

The worker is entitled to compensation in case of such 
injury, just as the soldier is. 

Workmen’s Compensation gives this. It starts immedi¬ 
ately. No appeal to courts is necessary. There is no 
chance of losing the case, because the compensation is 
fixed. 

Under such a law, a premium is put upon safety devices. 
The object of the employer becomes to protect his worker. 
In the few years during which the law has been operative 
in Connecticut, an immense improvement in the number, 
extent and efficacj^ of safety devices has been seen in all 
industrial establishments. Cases of accidents, fatal or 
otherwise, have been reduced in number in consequence. 

But this has had the effect not only of protecting human 
life, which is the great object, but of actually reducing the 
expense to the employer, for two reasons: viz., thenumber 
of accidents is lessened and the sums paid in case of acci¬ 
dent go directly to the injured worker, instead of being 
dissipated in legislation. 

This splendid law, so long rejected by Republican legis¬ 
latures, was passed during the Democratic administration 
of 1913, signed by Governor Baldwin and written into the 
statutes. 

No law is perfect at its outset. The Compensation act 
has developed some slight flaws and weak spots where im¬ 
provements can be made. The Democratic party which 
gave the workers the law, pledges itself to the im¬ 
provements. 

Should Include Occupational Diseases. 

The courts have weakened the law somewhat by con- 


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struing it as not including occupational diseases. It was 
the intention of the framers to include these diseases, but 
the courts have not considered the language clear enough. 

The Democratic party of Connecticut, which gave the 
workers the law, pledges itself in its platform to a healing 
amendment. 


1. The platform (Progressive) put forth in 1912 was 
much the most important public document promulgated 
in this country since the death of Abraham Lincoln.”— 
Theodore Roosevelt. 

2. Our strongest party antagonists have accepted 
and enacted into law, or embodied in their platform, 
very many of our most important principles.”—Also 
Theodore Roosevelt. 

3. “The present administration, during its three 
years of life, has been guilty of shortcomings more sig¬ 
nal than those of any administration since the days of 
Buchanan.”—Likewise Theodore Roosevelt. 



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CIVIL SERVICE 

No chapter in Connecticut legislative history is more 
significant or dramatic than the enactment of a splendid 
Civil Service law by the Democratic administration of. 
1913, and the immediate rape and destruction of this same 
law by the succeeding Republican administration of 1915 
in an orgy of spoils-seeking. 

Even Republicans Protested. 

It was an action so bald, so flagrant, so stamped with 
spoilsmanship, so contrary to the principles of good gov¬ 
ernment and so inimical to Civil Service advancement, that 
no less than 43 Republican members of the Legislature 
found themselves unable to vote for the attack on Civil 
Service, and such eminent Republicans as ex-President 
William Howard Taft and Irving H. Chase of Waterbury, 
writing as Connecticut citizens, flayed the attack on Civil 
Service and strongly pleaded with the spoils-seekers to 
desist. 

But they persisted, and the Civil Service law, written on 
the books in 1913, was wiped off by the Republicans in 1915. 

The practical abolition of the law was followed immedi¬ 
ately by a free-for-all, disgraceful scramble for the jobs. 

Condemned by Press and Public. 

The action was strongly condemned by the independent 
press of the state, by the independent voters, and by many 
prominent Republicans who believed in Civil Service, de¬ 
plored the rape of the law, and could not stomach such an 
exhibition of greed and spoilsmanship. 

Such a record puts a chasm between the Republican 
machine of Connecticut, and the party’s national candi¬ 
date, Mr. Hughes, who is running up and down the land, 
preaching Civil Service as a G. 0. P. doctrine. 

The Legislature of 1913 passed a law applying the Merit 


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System (Civil Service) to the bulk of the minor state of¬ 
fices. “Governor Baldwin/’ says the report of the Connec¬ 
ticut Civil Service Association, a non-partisan organiza¬ 
tion, “appointed an excellent commission,” and under this 
commission the law was made effective and the rule of 
Civil Service began. 

Civil Service Employes Discharged. 

In January, 1915, a Republican Legislature went into ses¬ 
sion. Immediately an attempt was made to discharge Civil 
Service employes to make way for Republican spoils- 
seekers. This impudent attempt to defy both law and 
good government was blocked by a decision of the Attor¬ 
ney General, who ruled that the places in question came 
under Civil Service and the incumbents could not be re¬ 
moved save for cause. 

Then the storm broke. 

“If that’s the law, rescind it!” shrieked the spoilsmen in 
the Legislature ; “throw it overboard.” 

Couldn’t Wait to Kill It. 

In their haste to achieve this result they could not even 
wait decently for the order of business. Rules were sus¬ 
pended. Order was set aside. Hasty bills were introduced 
to knock out Civil Service. An early hearing was called,— 
January 20th was the date. 

In the meantime the friends of good government had 
not been idle. The Connecticut Civil Service Reform As¬ 
sociation, composed of Republicans and Democrats alike, 
had been issuing bulletins to its members, warning of the 
threatened evil, and appealing to public sentiment. From 
New Haven ex-President William H. Taft wrote : 

Ex-President Taft’s Letter. 

“The adoption of the Civil Service merit system law by 
the last Legislature was a great step forward in govern¬ 
ment and politics. Connecticut is a State with a fine body 


of citizens of high ideals and should be in her govern¬ 
mental methods a model for progress in less favored 
states. 

“A new law in practise may develop defects that wise 
amendments from time to time will cure. But to pass a 
law showing real progress toward the merit system and 
then, under the pretence of amending it, actually to repeal 
it, is a farce. It would be demoralizing in its effect and 
would seem to disclose a lack of sincerity that will not: 
help the party guilty of its exhibition. ***** The 
test of a real and useful desire for progress is in the will¬ 
ingness to stand personal irritation and personal incon¬ 
venience in order to give a full and fair trial to measures 
whose helpful character has been vindicated in other juris¬ 
dictions. * * * In the long run in the administration 
of government, the partisan and the spoils spirit in the 
selection of subordinates, if allowed free rein, will mani¬ 
fest itself and will ultimately lead to inefficiency of the 
employes, because efficiency will not be the chief criterion 
in their selection. 

“Politics aside,—for the Republicans should be citizens 
first and Republicans second,—I appeal to the committee 
in the interest of the people of the State not to strike< 
down this real reform but to maintain the notable 
progress embodied in this act. 

“I am sorry if in saying what I do I differ with some old 
friends and fellow Republicans of Connecticut whose 
friendship and co-operation I have always had and valued, 
but I must say what I believe.” 

Sincerely yours, 

WILLIAM H. TAFT. 

But alas! for this appeal and others like it, from inde¬ 
pendent Republicans, independent newspapers, the Civil 
Service Reform League and good government forces 
everywhere. The sharks were waiting and the Civil Ser- 


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vice law was soon to be thrown over to them. The Taft 
letter was dated January 18. The next day Irving H. 
Chase of Waterbury, a life-long and influential Republican, 
wrote to Senator Ernest L. Isbell, chairman of the judi¬ 
ciary committee: 

Letter of Irving H. Chase. 

The Hon. Ernest L. Isbell, Chairman of the Judiciary 
Committee, Hartford, Conn. 

Dear Sir 

An important engagment tomorrow will prevent my 
attending the hearing upon the bill pending the act creat¬ 
ing a Civil Service Commission. As a citizen of the State, 
and as one most interested in the success of the Republi¬ 
can party, I want to enter my most urgent protest against 
the adoption of the proposed amendment. As a business 
man I am obliged to absolutely indorse the principle in¬ 
volved in said act, as it is, in effect, one that underlies all 
successful private enterprises. That its application tem¬ 
porarily is a matter of chagrin and embarrassment to the 
Republican majority of the Assembly is trivial, compared 
with the later disgrace and embarrassment that cannot but 
surely burden it, should the vicious attempt at emascula¬ 
tion succeed. It would be unmistakably evident that its 
criticism of the Democratic policy of looting the Civil 
Service was false and hypocritical, and hence, as a loyal 
member of the Republican Party, I appeal to you to use 
your influence for the rejection of this amendment, the 
passing of which would be as disloyal to the party as it 
would be to the State of Connecticut. 

Very truly yours, 

IRVING H. CHASE, 
Ex-Senator Fifteenth District. 
Waterbury, January 19, 1915. 


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Majority for Civil Service. 

On the day following this prophetic and forceful letter 
from a lifelong Republican, a hearing was held at the State 
capitol at which the attendance was so large that the 
House chamber was required. The overwhelming majority 
present favored the retention of the Civil Service law and 
stated so. Among the speakers against emasculation were 
many prominent Republicans, who strongly deplored the 
effect, both upon the state and upon the party. 

Spoilsmen Had No Case. 

Not a single argument of the slightest value was pro¬ 
duced in support of the killing of Civil Service in Con¬ 
necticut. The one claim commonly made,—namely, that 
the Democrats had passed the law to retain their own 
appointees in office, was shown to be false. Statistics ob¬ 
tained from the Civil Service Commission demonstrated 
that in January, of 432 persons in the classified service 
under state officials, 232 had held over, 44 had been ap¬ 
pointed under Civil Service law, and only 147 had been 
appointed before the law took effect. 

In other words, out of 432 persons in the service, only 147 
were Democratic appointments, made before Civil Service 
went into effect. 

Practical Men Support Law. 

Another argument advanced was that the law was the 
work of theorists and that it was not practical. An indig¬ 
nant offset to this argument was immediately offered by a 
committee of manufacturers, representing concerns em¬ 
ploying 100,000 workers. As practical men they declared 
that their business was run on the principle of the merit 
system and that they strongly opposed the assault on Civil 
Service. 


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But hearings availed nothing. The stage had been set 
for the destruction of Civil Service, and hearings were but 
a polite farce, as the customary prelude. 

Bill Amended—and Destroyed. 

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The Legislature promptly passed a bill “retaining” Civil 
Service, but “amending it.” When the amendments are 
through, nothing is left of the bill itself but the empty 
husk. The body is there, but life and soul have fled. Prac¬ 
tically very branch or deparament of the state can exempt 
itself from Civil Service at will—and most have chosen to 
do so. The provisions of the law are farcical. Every 
tooth is drawn and the measure is but a travesty on Civil 
Service. 


Governor Gives Finishing Touch. 

So flagrant was this attack on Civil Service, so base its 
object and so obvious its motives, that no less than 43 
Republican members of the Legislature honorably joined 
with the Democrats in voting to protect Civil Service. But 
the spoils seekers were in the majority and the bill went 
down to defeat, Governor Marcus Holcomb, the high- 
minded executive, putting the finishing touch with his 
signature. 

Such is the brief history of Civil Service in Connecticut. 

To vote for the Democratic party in Connecticut is to 
vote for Civil Service, and a return to the Merit System in 
the State. 

To vote for the Republican party is to vote for the spoils 
system, and the knocking down of public office to the 
political gangster. 


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LABOR RECORDS 

The Republican party of the state has a record of con¬ 
sistent opposition to all enlightened labor measures, and 
has little or nothing to its credit in the line of constructive 
labor legislation. 

Such measures as the Workmen’s Compensation act, the 
bill limiting hours of labor of women and children to 54 
hours in a week, and similar measures, arose during the 
Democratic state administration under Governor Baldwin. 

The return to power of the Republicans in 1915 was 
marked by an immediate assault upon the Bureau of Labor 
statistics, with the result that the usefulness of that 
bureau to the wage earner of Connecticut has been wiped 
out. 

For years the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or as more 
simply known, the Labor Bureau, had stood in the same 
relation to the wage earners of the state as the Dairy and 
Food Commissioners’ office stood to the dairymen, the 
State Agricultural Board to the farmers, or the Insurance 
Commissioner’s office to the men in the insurance business. 

The Labor Bureau was the department through which 
the labor of Connecticut was kept in touch with the gov¬ 
ernment of Connecticut. It was a means of disseminat¬ 
ing information concerning labor laws, of gathering the 
facts upon which intelligent labor legislation might be 
based, and in general, protecting and conserving the in¬ 
terests of the vast body of wage-earners in the state of 
Connecticut. 

Immediately after the Republican accession in 1915 a 
movement was inaugurated to do away with the Labor 
Bureau, Governor Marcus Holcomb, now a candidate for 
re-election, putting forth the plan at the prompting of 
those who were behind him. At once a number of bills 
were introduced, all tending to curtail and limit the powers 
of the bureau, and one measure to abolish it altogether. 

“Economy” was the hypocritical cloak which was used 


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to shield the real motives underlying this assault upon the 
labor bureau. Despite public hearings in which the rep¬ 
resentatives of labor in the state protested with all their 
might, the legislature finally made a change in which the 
heads of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the office of 
Factory Inspector were made one. 

Under this change P. H. Connolly of Danbury, a com¬ 
petent, experienced man, well versed in the problems of 
an industrial state, was replaced by William S. Hyde, a 
Republican machine leader, who, on the floor of the House, 
was on record in opposition to no less than 22 labor 
measures. 

The change which was made under the pretext of “econ¬ 
omy” resulted in a net saving of only $200 a year, because 
of salary increases and additional clerkships involved. 

Since the change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has 
ceased to exist so far as Labor of Connecticut is con¬ 
cerned,—exactly what was intended by those who 
smashed it under the pretext of economy. 

The Connecticut State Federation of Labor is on record 
at its last convention as demanding the restoration of this 
bureau to its former status, that it may again serve the 
useful and necessary purpose to which it was devoted 
before the Republican assault upon it ruined its usefulness. 

The Democratic party of Connecticut has pledged itself 
to restore the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 


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GOOD ROADS 

Big cities in Connecticut are few; smaller towns are 
many, and there are great stretches of open country. 

In order to link up the smaller towns with the larger 
places, to open avenues of commerce, and to distribute the 
enjoyments of life as evenly as possible over the state, 
good roads are vitalty necessary. 

The first real step toward good roads in Connecticut was 
made by Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin in 1911, when he ap¬ 
pointed the present state highway commissioner,—a qual¬ 
ified expert,—without regard to politics. 

That same year Governor Baldwin approved an appro¬ 
priation of $3,402,000 for state highway work, and a great 
series of trunk lines and connecting highways was begun, 
so that use of the roads as arteries of commerce and social 
life should be made easy for every part of the state. 

Two years later, with Governor Baldwin again the 
state’s chief executive, another appropriation of $3,402,000 
was made and again a great many new avenues were 
opened up and a further step achieved toward making 
Connecticut a state of good roads. 

For four years under Governor Baldwin the work of 
improving, extending, repairing and amplifying the state 
highways of Connecticut was carried on as never before. 
But the next legislature, the Republican assembly of 1915, 
cut out the appropriations for state road work. 

The result of this is, that during the past two years, the 
state highway department has found itself practically crip¬ 
pled, with only money enough to keep existing roads in 
repair, and not enough to carry out the extensive program 
which is needed for the benefit of the state, to the end that 
good roads shall link up every section of the entire com¬ 
monwealth, so that the products of city and country, of 
fa'ctory and farm, may be freely interchanged to the 
benefit of all. 

The Democratic platform pledges this development. 


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WHY HENRY FORD (REP.) IS FOR WOODROW 
WILSON. 

Detroit, Sept. 27.—In a statement made public today 
Henry Ford announces his reasons for supporting Presi¬ 
dent Wilson. 

“To begin with,” declared Mr. Ford, “I’m supporting 
Wilson because Wall Street is against Wilson. I’m for 
Wilson because he is onto the interests—the ‘unseen 
hands’ that seek to control the government—and is hold¬ 
ing them off. That he is onto them and is holding them 
off is proved by his refusal to rush into war with Mexico, 
sacrificing the lives of thousands of young Americans to 
save the dollars that Wall Street has invested in Mexico 
on a gamble. 

“For this one reason alone the nation is under an obli¬ 
gation to return Wilson to the White House. But for 
purely business reasons, which may appeal more directly 
to many men, the welfare of the country demands Wil¬ 
son’s re-election. The Republicans are raising a great 
roar about the eight hour law and how it will hamper busi¬ 
ness. I say—and I speak from experience, not from guess¬ 
work—that the eight-hour law will help business. The 
employers of the country should be as enthusiastically 
behind Wilson in his advocacy of the eight-hour day as 
the workers, and they would be if they knew their busi¬ 
ness. For employers who are hostile to the eight-hour day 
do not know their business. 

“Republicans are arguing that present prosperity is un¬ 
healthy, that it is wholly due to war and that when the 
war ends all our prosperity will cease—unless we have a 
Republican in the White House. 

“I deny first that war is responsible for the prosperity 
in this country. The Ford Company has not taken a dollar 
of war contracts—has refused them time after time—and 
yet our business has grown constantly and we are now 


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200,000 cars behind orders. The business of the United 
States today has a momentum that no man or group of 
men can stop. 

“As for the tariff, which Republicans insist must be re¬ 
vised to help save our prosperity after the war, I want to 
say that the tariff is nothing but a hot-house remedy. If 
we cannot compete on even terms with any country on 
earth then we ought to quit. There is absolutely no neces¬ 
sity for hard times. There is enough in this world to do 
for everybody and this country always will find enough to 
do if the interests and Wall Street will keep hands off and 
not rob the many to enrich the few. 

“I believe that Wilson, as President, will do more to 
bring an approach to those conditions than Hughes. I 
know Hughes. Teddy and Wall Street are behind him. 

“I’m a Republican, but I’m for Wilson. I’m a Republican 
for the same reason I have ears—I was born that way. 
But I’m for Wilson because I believe he can do more to 
enhance the prosperity and insure the peace of the nation 
than any other candidate. Any one who does not want 
peace, and who wants to gamble with prosperity should 
vote against him.” 


























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